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More Jaguars and Peccaries

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May 30th 2009
Hi all, Just to let you know that we are both still very well, on the day we published the last blog post on the jaguar, we returned to the lodge and saw him again on the way up! This time we got half decent photos, so here are some more as well as the most recent pick. Aside from that, yesterday we had a very exciting morning following a herd of white lipped peccaries (wild pig type thing ... read more

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