Blogs from Amazon Rainforest, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru, South America - page 6

Let me tell you this story about our Amazon cruise from Iquitos Peru to Leticia Columbia. I was hired for seven days to guide a family from Poland down the Amazon River as far as the border. My clients were having a real adventure that started in the Andes at one of the so called sources of the Amazon River. To finish their adventure they were to flush out into the Atlantic Ocean nearly 4,000 miles from where they started. They called their adventure url=http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2008/02/08/an-amazon-cruise-to-determine-the-longest-river-in-the-world/ The Amazon Challenge and that will be the name of their book. They gave me special instructions. Make sure there is one bottle of good whiskey…per day. I laid in a case of Jack and we were ready. We stopped off at a place I know where a guy keeps a ... read more

Hi Folks, Apologies again for lack of entries. I am now back in the UK and had my first day back at work today, so trying hard to play catch up!! I still have three days to write up and then probably some thoughts at the end. Today I'm on Wednesday 23 January. Day started pretty early as we were up for an early morning flight. We were leaving Huaraz in Ancash (in the mountains) to head out to the jungle. The jungle is one place that I hadn't visited, so needless to say I was pretty excited about getting there and experiencing it. I still didn't get to see the snowy mountains which were (again) shrouded in cloud, so had to make do with the postcards I bought as a reminder!! Some of our group ... read more

We arrived in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon Basin, late the next evening, and whizzed around the centre in a little moto-taxi with open sides as the full force of a tropical storm unleashed itself around us. The plan was to get a boat up the Amazon from Iquitos to Leticia, in Colombia, and cross the border off the beaten track, spending a memorable New Year on a boat with hundreds of Peruvians and two toilets. Unfortunately, though hardly unsurprising, no one wanted to work over the New Year period, preferring instead to sit on the docked boats in the mud, drinking home-brew liquor. So we had to spend December 31st in Iquitos, wandering around the centre, drinking beer, opening then refusing to drink revolting Peruvian "champagne", setting off fireworks in a crowd, staring guiltily as ... read more

I am going to take you behind the scenes of the Amazon Animal Orphanage and Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm in Iquitos Peru. Most people know a little bit about the Butterfly Farm. I have earned my insights studying and photographing at the Butterfly farm. First, let me introduce you to the cast of characters: Tony Piraña thinks she is the star of the show at the Butterfly Farm. Tony is a White-fronted Capuchin Monkey, raised by street children in Iquitos Peru. Capuchins are considered to be the smartest monkeys in Central and South America, with many documented cases of habitual tool use. Tony uses tools. She uses sweaty gringos for salt licks, supplementing her diet with daily mineral licks. She is a talented pick pocket and a good photographer. Keep one hand on your camera and the ... read more

Bonjour bonjour!!! Ca fait bien longtemps que je ne vous avais pas dit bonjour! Le temps est passé, et les aventures aussi... Je crois que mes derniers écrits bloguesques révélaient un peu mes émotions suite au séjour à Guayaquil avec les éducateurs de Juconi...ben c'est vrai ca fait un bail!!!!! Ah mais j'avais prévenu au début du blog, ce n'était pas gagné d'avance hi hi... Alors me revoilou pour la suite des évènements, et bientôt la fin, car de retour en France le 27 novembre! Par où commencer...Guayaquil again?? Et oui parce qu'au final je ne vous ai pas parlé des gens que j'ai rencontré et de la fiesta que j'ai fait! Je vous présente donc Hannah et Emily, qui sont 2 volontaires anglaises travaillant à Juconi sur un projet de 6 mois de classes d'art ... read more