tacky tourist, I is.

(I have been welcomed to) The Jungle

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September 11th 2008
OK. First weekend in Iquitos, we all get a long holiday. I didn't ask any questions. Friday, myself, Stephy and Stephy's friend Gilberto got a moto-taxi to Quiste Cocha - (for everyone I know on the Avalon Peninsula, the Salmonear Nature Park of the Jungle...with a beach). It was kinda heart-breaking the whole time to see leopards and pumas and magnificent birds all in cages, but I was tol ... 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