Aerial Walkway 20160519_160713

Aerial Walkway

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May 19th 2016
After lunch we headed down river for 25 minutes going past an island in the middle. The river is about 500-700 metres wide and the soft bank sediments are constantly being eroded. We were heading for the original Eco lodge which was established on a small scale in the mid 1970s. Until relatively recently there were just four such lodges, now there are 25. We were headed for an aerial walkway ... read more

South America » Peru » Madre de Dios

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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