Driving down through the cloud forest

Amazonia......

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June 16th 2008
We had an 8-day trip into the Peruvian Amazon, to an area of primary rainforest (untouched by man) called the Manu Reserve zone. On the first day, we met the other three people in our group, and I think it's fair to say it was clear from the outset that we were never going to bond. The first signs came with the rubber boots incident. Simple really. We needed to borrow some rubber boots (aka we ... 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