Beautiful Trees

Back into the Jungle (Peru this time)

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December 29th 2007
After my week of relaxing in Arequipa I managed to get myself booked onto a Jungle tour with my friends Shelly and James. This was to be a completely different jungle experience from the rescue centre as it was very much geared towards the tourists. Not something I would normally be interested in, but I had four days to use up and was curious to see the amazon from another perspective (plus I fanc ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Manu National Park

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more