Blogs from Amazon Rainforest, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru, South America - page 8

Since we just got back from our "Jungle Weekend," I am going to update all entries. Día 13 (Friday the 13th!!!) Since we were leaving Iquitos pretty early today, Natalie and I had to get up early to pick up our laundry. Even had a few minutes to check email at the cafe! Short busride to the dock where we were met by BF Stephanie, the boat that would be takng us to the Amazon Lodge for the weekend. Gerlo, our guide, gave us a little bit of information on the way but since the motor to the boat was loud he didn´t share too much. So I dozed and listened to my iPod. The ride was about 2 hours. Lunch at the lodge and then a short nap, to regain some energy for the ... read more

Amazon Jungle Day 5 South America » Peru » Iquitos » Amazonia By Len SallyJune 28th 2007 Many of the women in the closest village make items to trade with others for food items and to sell to tourists, so they held a small market for us. We traveled to the village and looked at their work. They are all very proud of their work, and it is amazingly done; you feel like you need to buy something from everyone. We purchased a few woven items from the woman we met earlier in the week. We also went to the local bar and had a Coke. They said it was cold, but it didn't seem to be. Without refrigeration, I don't know how th... read more

I arrived in Iquitos at 7:28 a.m. Before the plane doors opened, I could feel the heat. It was hot, hot and sticky. Iquitos is the main drop-off city for those wanting to enter the Amazon Jungle via Peru. Within 20 minutes of leaving the airport, sweat was dripping down my back. At 9:46 a.m., we set off for the jungle. It’s a 2-hour journey by speedboat along the Amazon River and it’s tributaries to the Muyuna Lodge. The Rio Amazonas is more brown than blue. It’s very still and even though we were in a tiny boat, I hardly felt the waves. The driver pointed out a canoe floating by with an old lady at the helm. This is a local restaurant, he tells me. Amazing :) . The Amazon River is about a ... read more

Amazon Jungle Day 3 South America » Peru » Iquitos » Amazonia By Len SallyJune 25th 2007 Amazon Day 3 Today we went to a village and learned how to make a blowgun. We thought they just used a hollow piece of bamboo and blew through it. Wrong. This production took most of the morning. A local family hosted us, and we were able to get an upclose look at how they live. After the blowgun construction, we walked through the rest of the village and met a woman who’s going to show us how to weave later in the week. This is like walking through the set of a National Geographic special. They wear castoff clothing from th... read more

Untitled June 22 - 25 Jungle Lodge I´m back from the amazon rainforest. I stated at one of the so-called ¨jungle lodges¨. It was a 3 hour boatride from Iquitos (the further you get from the city the more wildlife. etc, you see). We passed many fisherman in their tiny wooden canoes, and at thin parts of the river we´d have to slow our boats to lessen our wake for them. Apparently the water is very high for where it should be at this time,a nd theya re worried about flooding this december - they say every 25 years they have massive flooding, and it will be a big problem now with global warming. it´s so interesting to have traveled through so many different regions of peru-bolivia on this trip and observe how people´s lives are ... read more