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Run through the Jungle
... Kim would make it, here and the Jungle just don't get along. Off the the airport again for a trip to Lima, few hours sleep and then off to Cuzco, where the next adventure begins!
Muyuna is a Quechua word that means whirlpool. According to legend, whoever falls into the Muyuna is trapped and cannot get out. It's a force that will stay inside of you and when you believe you are at home, away from this spell, the Muyuna will return you to this beautiful place.
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Stupid Peruvian Post!
Amazingly for a town with a population of one million people and a steady influx of tourists, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Starbucks and their ilk have thus far failed to make it to the city of Iquitos. What a refreshing thought; let’s hope that it stays that way! However, being a city with a steady influx of tourists there are a huge number of tour operators, many of them shady. Iquitos is the main jumping off point for the Peruvian Amazon. Having just ...
We Need a Shower
... showers with hot water. There is even a swimming pool and cement pathways. A hammock room is also a available. You are invited to dinner by your guide rather than listening for the drums beating. Not surprisingly, there are also substantially more guests at this lodge.
Before dinner, we enjoy some local entertainment and after dinner, we are able to relax in our rooms and hop into bed in a leisurely ...
Off on the African Queen
We started our jungle adventure from the city of Iquitos. This is the world's largest city (population 500,000) inaccessible by roads. To get there you either take a five day barge on the Amazon or you fly. It is a city with very few cars, not because people walk, but because everyone drives tuk-tuks. These are three wheeled motorcycles with an extra bench seat in the back. You would be surprised how many South Americans can fit on one tuk-tuk. ...
3 iron or the machete??
Iquitos was looking like a serious f*ck show early doors…we flew with Star Peru and for some unknown reason we got stung with a double tax…flight was grand but the system took a fair shock when we stepped off the plane…it's been said more than a few times already but for the record this was the most uncomforting heat any of us had experienced…it was like the point in the sauna when you know you have to get the hell out!!
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