Walking through a swamp at night!

I cannot believe I was brave enough to do this! We boated down river to Monkey Island, but because the river was so high the only way we could get there was to slosh up to my bottom, filling my boots in an eekie black water swamp at sundown. We did see a lot of great wildlife though.

La Selva = Tambopata Jungle Reserve

January 25th 2009
Hola los todos!! As we arrived by plane to Puerto Maldonaldo via a short trip - 45 mins, we quickly saw the canopy of trees covering the earth. And yes there was the RIO winding continuously throughout the jungle. We stepped off the plane expecting the slam of humidity and heat, yet it wasn´t that bad at all. The airport building was open air, we loved that it was very small and unassumming. ... read more

South America » Peru » Madre de Dios » Puerto Maldonado » Amazon Rainforest

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

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