Tarapato sits at the beginning of the Peruvian oriente and aside from the flora and fauna, you can tell your in the Peruvian jungle by the lack of cars. Only three wheeled motos ply these parts. It makes for quite a noisy and chaotic street scene, but also makes getting around dirt cheap. Tarapato is also known for its jungle potion aphrodisiacs...

CONTENTS/LINK TO PHOTOS PLANNING THIS TRIP DAY 1 - WICHITA TO LIMA DAY 2 - LIMA TO CHICLAYO AND BEYOND http://picasaweb.google.com/mkfmick/Day 2LimaToChiclayoAndBey ond DAY 3 - CHACHAPOYAS http://picasaweb.google.com/mkfmick/Day 3Chachapoyas DAY 4 - KUELAP http://picasaweb.google.com/mkfmick/Day 4Kuelap DAY 5 - CHACHAPOYAS TO TARAPOTO http://pic...

Tuesday May 1st We woke to thick mist on the river, and a couple of hours later than expected. Navigation is tricky in fog. The remaining 10 or so 44 gallon drums were dropped off into a muddy patch a few kilometers short of Yurimaguas. At this drop-off several crates of illegally captured parrots were sneaked off too, for resale one or two at a...

C'est fait! Je suis allee dans la selva (forest amazoniene)...wow! Je suis arrivee a Tarapoto (ville dans le bassin amazonien) en avion a 1am lundi soir et, apres une nuit de 5 heures, j'ai loue les services d'un guide et suis allee marcher dans la selva toute la journee. Je dois avouer que j'ai pas vu de singes, de paresseux ou de serpents (une...

I had to be up and outside my hotel (not a hostel for a change!) by 4am, I had showered and packed the night before, so I set my alarm for 3:50am in order to maximise my sleep. How nice the hotel were when they woke me at 3:15am to ensure that I didn't miss the taxi. The taxi was bang on time and I put my bag in the boot and looked in the taxi, ...