saddleback (photo by Mini)

My Most Dignified Moments in the Jungle

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April 15th 2010
More than three and a half months ago, I arrived in Peru with a large medicine bottle in tow, chock full of little round red pills, my malaria medication for the next four and a half months. As my time in the Amazon has passed, I’ve watched the amount of tablets steadily decrease; now, as I sit here preparing to take yet another dose, I’m amazed at the meager number of pills left in the bottl ... read more

South America » Peru

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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