San Fernando Plaza Hotel Puerto Maldonado

... most animals are nocturnal (puma`s and the like) so no chance of seeing them unless going out on a nighttime stroll. Think iŽll pass on that.

Again, we were left in total darkness shortly after 10pm, this would have aided and deep sleep if it weren't for the beast prowling around outside. Not sure what it was, but it did silence the jungle for a bit. Thankfully the mosquitos didn't bother me, though some others did seem to get bites on their bites where they were bitten.

... jungle has concerts of beautiful music all day and night except for the Macaw (parrot), with its shrieking and annoying sound!

Our last night was a sleepless night for me! I woke up with Nikolas returning to his bed after going to the bathroom. I kept hearing this rustle of a paper. Then I heard little feet running across the floor boards. Of course, my flashlight was on the other side of the room. The same place where the sound was ...

... raised my clenched fists to the Gods and screamed at the top of my lungs šPuerto! I hate you Puerto!!!š After I regained my composure I got back to my feet and decided to find an alternative route to the airport. I guess I know better to walk down the streets of Puerto with a hat now. Thank you, criminal, for that valuable lesson. I ended up taking a bus to the airport, finding mae with no probs and heading back to to Puerto. There, we hung out ...

... state only evident after the episode was over. Like, whoa, I was messed up. Worn down without a doubt, but what else was going on... I will be happy to leave that a mystery.


The two weeks was painful, to say the least, luckily, I met a resident who quickly became a very close friend. We talked about his travels in his youth over lunch everyday, and in the evenings I taught his girlfiend english while she relentlessly corrected me on my wreckless ...

... formed celestial clouds. It was absolutely gorgeous.
On day 3 we woke early again to go see the macaws at the salt lick. Oh wait, did I say Macaws? No, that's not right. Sorry if the pamphlet told you that. We went to go see some green parrots at a 20ft salt lick. They barely ate the salt lick. Most of the time they were high in the trees. Instead, we did see an adorable red squirrel nibble on the salt lick. Later we went to a "garden". I ...

... as in, yeah- they're alright). I had a dream last night that I could make a killing doing music production down here... hmmm. I'm just glad I'm still sleeping- and dreaming for that matter.

So, as mentioned before, the only way further is by boat. Most boats cost at least 10 bucks to go anywhere, because the current is pretty strong and it eats a lot of gas. Also, I will have to buy a pass for another 10 bucks to gain access into the jungle areas. I know I ...

... was from Kansas, Missouri. She also proved herself to have been clearly paid into pharmacy school or whatever it is you have over in the states for she hadn't a brain cell in her studded, tattooed brain. This became clear fairly quickly when we were talking about our travels and I decided to to drop the line "My next destination is Ireland - I'd love to go there - lifetime dream". She had no idea what an Irish accent was and surely by comparing to ...

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We woke up super early on Sunday morning to do a hike in another part of the jungle. We took a 15 minute boat ride down river and started our 1 1/2 hike. Along the way we saw tamarin & howler monkeys, different types of birds, ants, a giant tarantula and really pretty butterflies. We walked to this ox-bow lake where anacondas, black alligators, piranhas, turtles and rare birds live. The boat we took out ...

... br>all protected within the reserve. Some of the more famous residents
are the Harpy Eagle, the prehistoric looking Hoatzin, Tapir, Peccary,
Jaguar, Ocelot and playful river otters who live in the area's oxbow
lakes.

The lodge was much greater than we expected and combines native
architectural style and materials with low-impact eco-friendly
technology. The rooms were simple but comfortable, with mosquito
netting for each bed, flush toilets ...

... all 6am activities and let us lie in bed listening to the rain in the forest. Sigh. Stopped raining after lunch so we did a rainforest walk and canoe across the lake. Wasn't as easy as it sounded as the canoe had filled up completely with the rain overnight and had to be bailed out which is no mean feat. Then they told us to sit still as the main inhabitants of the lake were ...