Blogs from Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America - page 14

Off to the jungle After a rather confused morning and short flight to Puerto Maldonado we were greeted at the airport by Wilson our guide for the next three days in the jungle. Only four of us made the trip to the jungle (Kathryn. Sol, Ben and I). We were divided into cars to make the journey to where were to meet the boat. It was a fantastic car trip with different scenery and skillful driving, I have no idea how we didn´t get bogged in two wheel drive cars. We met Carlos at the river and before driving off to the lodge in our boat we had to put on lifejackets, yes lifejackets! The cruise up the river was great, the scenery the packed lunch with treats, everything. It was completely different to anything ... read more

This was such an amazing day! It began with an early start for breakfast. Considering the lack of electricity we were really spoilt by the quality and variety of delicious food they provided. Our first activity of the day consisted of a 5 k walk through the jungle to the oxe bow lake, where a family of giant otters live. Armed with wellies we set off. The walk was perfectly flat but was pretty tough due to the humidity and the constant cloud of mosquitoes that hover around your head. Despite the boiling heat, you have no choice but to wear long sleeves as they stop you being eaten alive! The walk was fantastic! As you can see from the pictures, the thick jungle hosts some of the most colourful flowers we have ever seen. We ... read more

Well I hope you all managed to find the time to finish reading the last entry..... we left you having completed the inca trail. Since than we have travelled to Puerto Marldonado to experience the Amazon.. What can i say about rainforrests, it rains, its hot, its humid and the mozi´s are massive. We spent four days, three nights in the Eco Amazonian lodge which is located about 1:30hrs down river from Puerto Maldonado. The lodge was nice but I (P) was ill again (twice in 2 weeks) and missed one of the tours. We got to see Monkeys , snakes, tapiers, caimens, and parrots. We headed back to Lima after the Amazon although the flight was delayed for six hours, but we are starting to get use to that. Overnight in Lima, in the strangtest ... read more

Italiano! Dopo le alture degli ultimi tempi abbiamo deciso di scendere in pianura per sperimentare 4 giorni nella giungla. Da Cuzco abbiamo dovuto prendere l'aereo perche' e' l'unico modo di arrivarci, a meno che uno non voglia spendere 1 settimana in macchina per arrivarci. Una volta atterrati a Puerto Maldonado pensavamo di essere entrati in una sauna, calore ed umidita' erano a livelli folli. Da li' abbiamo risalito il fiume Madre de Dios ( che si congiunge a nord con il Rio delle Amazzoni) navigandolo per 2 ore fino ad arrivare ad i nostri bungalows. Il posto era stupendo, completamente immerso nella giungla dove potevamo vedere uccelli coloratissimi che emettevano i suoni piu' strani. Il nostro alloggio era a dir poco stupendo: un bungalow tutto per noi con bagno privato ed amache, a noi che non ... read more

Although Machu Picchu was definitely the reason why I chose to do this trip, the Amazon rain forest came in a close second. Its preliminary ranking was right on the mark. Although not as breathtaking as the lost city, the Amazon jungle was a once in a lifetime experience. Listening to our tour guide's warning that the jungle could have very unpredictable weather, all of us brought our rain coats and fleece jackets. Right...didn't quite need it in the 40 degree with 100% humidity weather we encountered while we were there. I felt like I was back in Doha. However, unlike Doha, there was no air conditioning. In fact, there was no electricity and no hot water (although the last thing you wanted was a hot shower after a day of trekking through the jungle!). The ... read more