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Just another day at the office

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August 6th 2008
I´m well-rested and well-fed and ready to write more blog (at least until we head out for dinner). We last left our heroine feeling recovered and rejuvinated in the rainforest (well that´s a stretch...). The second day of clinic went much better than the first. I have to get the names of these villages. All I know is that we never made it to the actual Amazon river, but to the tributaries. ... 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