Kingfisher

Amazon Adventure

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August 8th 2008
This summer I had an unfogettable experience in the most amazing and alive place on our planet, the Amazon jungle rainforest. My friend and I decided that we had to take a trip, and where better than to the very lungs of the Earth? We found our guide-to-be, Gerson, on this very website! He introduced himself to us as someone who had been in the touring business since his youth, and was now off ... read more

South America » Peru » Loreto » Iquitos » Amazon Rainforest

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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