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March 28th 2017
The Manatee Rescue Center in Iquitos, the Amazon This private center rescues animals from the Amazon that are orphaned or would be poached otherwise. In particular they focus on their indigenous manatee, which is the smallest in the world. Our Florida manatee is the largest in the world. Both populations are endangered but for different reasons. Here it's the motorboat propellers and polluti ... read more

South America » Peru » Loreto

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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Lucyinthesky

lucyinthesky

Retired educational administrator, who has published travel articles and photos. I teach swimming these days, and dabble in short fiction and non-fiction. I'm a lifelong travel junkie who did Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa when young. I tried to do some mission/charity work in Vietnam in 2013, but that trip was a misadventure which was called short by family emergency. Now after five years of resolving family deaths and illnesses, I'm getting back on the road, in a fancy schmancy tour to PERU....From the Inca Empire to the Peruvian Amazon. I never take tours like this but I'm ti... full info

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