Hospedaje Ecolgico Tarma

I find myself in an internet cafe in Satipo, Peru after having just experienced an incredible weekend. We got whisked away from Lima on Thursday by Jorge, the program director, and Patricia, the director of studies at La Universidad de Ruiz Montoya on what was to be one of the most epic journeys ever. It took six hours by bus to get from Lima, the coast, to the Andean mountain town of Tarma. We arrived in Tarma around 6 and went to explore a church built in honor of the Saint Uruguay. We ...

We started off early again and walked and rowed back to the first Yaguas village we stopped at. From there we were picked up in a small motorboat and headed across the river and into the Peruvian Amazon (though without the hassle of any official border crossings). We stopped at another tribal village and visited a local home where the kids were very curious about the "foreigner". We continued down the river, spotting a solitary grey river ...

Not much to say here. We had a breakfast of fried banana's, scrambled eggs and ham with onion and tomato. After a crazy all night boat ride on one of the collectivo boats heading down stream. With practically no sleep and feeling very sweaty and dirty it was a fun start to the day.This feeling of being constantly sweaty was only the beggining.

... the meaning behind the stone carvings. I was surprised that they had so much outside influence and contact with other continents...African gorillas, Indian snake charmers and Egyptian symbols. The artwork also showed that they had knowledge of how to perform heart and brain surgery. There were hardly any tourists to be seen, which wasn´t too surprising as the guerilla had been active in ...

I´m not trying to call John out....well actually I am....but I´m not sure he was accurate with some of his word choices in his last entry. Were his days being bitten by hundreds of mosquitos while in the Peruvian jungle really "perfect"? Maybe at the time (although I doubt that as well) but certainly not during the dreadful moments while in another jungle when he thought that he might have malaria..... But first let´s back track. After a whirlwind week of christmas ...

... We all met up, add one Polish 26 year old Tom, Darvin the guide in training and you have our crew for the next six days. Geared up and in two motos we putted to the port. Somewhat controlled chaos is how one could describe it. Groups of men rush at you as they see you come toward the muddy slope by the Amazon. They grab your bags and bottles and talk rapidly in your face. You have to stay cool and always focused on your personal belongings because the ...

Onto another flight with LAN airlines and another snack pack of mini muffins, bread sticks and mini chocolate bar. I am beginning to tire of these little packs almost as much as the Qantas breakfasts I received every Monday morning, on the Sydney to Melbourne flight. Our flight path took us over miles after mile of Amazon jungle. The vastness of the place was immediately apparent with Iquitos a small dot from the planes vantage point. Once on land we ...

After a bit of shopping around and hard bartering we booked ourself onto a 3day jungle tour, with a company called Loving Light. There were only 4 of us which was good and we knew the other two from our previous boat trip. First there was a 3hour speedboat ride to get to get out into the deeper jungle and to our lodge. The 3 days proved to be excellent with a mix of walking through the jungle and cruising down the river looking for wildlife. Although we saw loads ...

... t walk and i take a minibus :s my experience gone this moment. A friend told me: you Flori baddd! you disappoint me!!! and i told him well 2 teas not helped me in nothing hahahahaha, but after to this disaster was a great trekking i could take nice pictures, i can know new place, only 4 hours to Lima, the route to arrive to get toTarma is take the central highway. Different landscapes you´ll see.

... naked in the Shishita River. The current is strong, and it is good exercise just staying in place. At breakfast, the Cutumandi, Isabela, came to visit us. She took to Ann immediately. We spent the morning in the hammocks, save a short walk through the garden. For lunch, we had the wild pig, anona, bread, etc. Afterwards, the Yagua Indians came and took us through the jungle to the La Puna Tree. [Not quite sure why it is called that ...