Iquitos traffic

Amazon!

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August 14th 2014
Today was a day of huge contrast....city to jungle. We woke early in our hotel in Lima for breakfast and to get a taxi back to the airport. Lima traffic is notoriously bad and the trip that took us well over an hour last night was only 30 minutes this morning. Apparently morning rush hour doesn't get going here until after 8am. Our flight out to the northern town of Iquitos took about 90 min ... read more

South America » Peru » Loreto

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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