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SWINGING IN HAMMOCKS HEADING TOWARDS THE AMAZON RIVER AND IQUITOS

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October 20th 2007
Published: November 22nd 2007
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After spending many days in transit we took a while to get going on our first morning in Yurimaguas. Our plan for the day consisted of finding a hammock for me, eating as usual, internet and finding a boat. It turned out to be in this order where if we were thinking logically it should possibly have been the opposite. Luckily though after spending a few hours wandering around we headed down to ... Read Full Entry



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Jane Kennedy
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After 10 years back in Australia after my last adventure overseas it was time to pack the bag again and get on a jet plane out of the country. My main destination is to be South America, after many years of dreaming of travelling there it is now a reality.... full info
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The boys would follow the with the watermelon....when he knelt down they all followed
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Loading the boat with plantains
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Another little boy in his canoe waiting for the boat to finish loading......being sun smart
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A lady doing the washing from her canoe while the kids look on and swim in the river
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And the kids....notice the small girls bloated stomach which is probably a sign of some sort of illness
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Kids and their canoe
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Kids playing around the river
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A house on the water
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My view from my hammock on the top deck
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Views of the lower deck on people hanging out the windows.....there was heaps less air flow downstairs
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A vendor who came aboard to sell his goods....you can get a great range of foods.......fish, rice, sweets, fruit and lots of other local produce
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Another vendor.........this kid is probably around 12 years of age
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Boats and people and all sorts going on here
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Obviously I am the King of the World as we enter onto the Amazon River......couldn't believe that I was there
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The banks of the river and the jungle behind.......you can see how low the river was. In a month or so the river would be back at it's highest level......another 8-10m
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Along with the clouds in the blue sky and the green jungle the river looked amazing when the sun came out
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The village of Maipuco



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