Los Gavilanes Hotel Pucallpa

We are still on the boat, and woke up here for the sixth day in row. We will all be glad to get off. A couple yahoo employees don’t cease to throw dustpans full of garbage into the river, a slob of a lady nearby mainly talks to her toddler to yell at her and has searched her tod’s hair for lice a couple of times now. This same kid runs around and plays wherever-including Andy’s nearby hammock. The captain ...

... arrived at the top of the stairs. I noticed our guide was also a little strained by the time we reached the top. As a lifelong resident of Cusco I would have taken some satisfaction from handeling the climb almost as well as she if she were not 8 months pregnant.<br><br>Baby steps... The church was of course beautiful.

... it was only a fender bender, the oil leaking from our car meant our ride was done. At least in that vehicle. After about a half hour our guide flagged down another minivan and we were on our way again. We got our 1st flat tire, yes I said first, in the middle of no where on a dirt and gravel road in the jungle. The driver continued to the next town where the car was propped up on rocks and the flat switched out for the spare ...

... 300. Every seat had it's own vidoe screen saw star trek again. I hope they make another one soon. One more movie for Leonard Nimoy? Thanks to American Airlines, I`m dropping 30 strokes off my golf handicap. Had some time to do some extra reading, and in one magazine they tell you how to correct your slice and as if that were not enough David Leadbetter ...

And so the infamous boat ride went a little like this...<br> Finding ourselves on the second sleeping level meant two things: firstly it was a whole lot quieter as the families and children were downstairs, and secondly we only had about fifteen other Peruvians to deal with on a daily basis rather than about fifty. On the downside the temperature was also a whole lot hotter. But at least the line-up for the cold showers was fairly non-existent.<br> So our days were ...

... Aguas Calientes was an ugly city. Well visually it is amazing. Yeah there are people bothering you right and left. Please buy this, please eat here. But beyond that, the city has a gorgeous location, nestled deep in the valleys, shear rock rises high on either side and clear waters run through the center of the main street. The weather was perfect, not too humid or warm or cold. After getting something to eat, we ...

woke up at 5a to to hike the 1.5 hours straight uphill to get to the site early*. The fog was pretty heavy all morning. Caughta 2 hour engliush tour of the grounds then hiked another couple fo hours up the 2nd biggest peak next to the ruins. i hope the pictures do it justice but it is very stunning<br><br>went back to town midday, had some lunch (that i think is still upsetting my stomach) and soaked in the spa/ hot springs ...

A wise man once said, "The Way that can be told, is not the true Way." With that in mind my experience with ayahuasca was quite interesting and very profound. For those that don't know, ayahuasca is The most powerful medicine that originates in the Amazon basin. It is a combination of Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis which unlock the power of DMT. It is a very powerful combination to say the least. The medicine itself has many properties but in my opinion it mainly ...

Yesterday we went to the Shipibo village of San Francisco which is a 1 hour boat ride from Pucallpa. We really didn't get to explore the village as we had only 1 hour to explore as our boat driver was charging 25 soles/hour. We did get to see a lot of the native art which is called cantars or songs. The songs are visually represented through complex weaving or drawings which are quite stunning. We got some cantars de ...

We arrived in Pucallpa after a 1 hour flight from Lima, rather than the 20 hour bus ride. We were greeted by that one and only wave of jungle humidity and heat that sits like a wall waiting for you when you get off the nice and cool plane. We had a great cab driver who took us to a great hotel and we got settled in. We ...