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Comment: We also saw two types of monkeys in the distance, a poison frog, tarantula holes, and various birds.
Back at the lodge, we had a chance to interact with the local animals. They feed the parrots (which speak in both Spanish and English).
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005Amazon River * The Amazon The next day I took an early flight to Iquitos the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon. The international airport had no taxiways so after landing, the plane turned around on the runway and then went back up to the parking area in front of the terminal. Iquitos has about 400,000 people and no road access. I was met by Willy, my guide for the next several days. We transferred to the Explorama HQ that was on the river and then to a big motorboat for a couple of hour run up the Amazon to the Lodge. Here's one of my first views of the Amazon. * 1600 x 1200 * (420KB)

007Two Inch Ants * I settled into my room in a big building with walls that only went partly up to the ceiling. You could hear sounds from other rooms but they were drowned out by the sounds of the nearby jungle. There was a mosquito net to sleep under but no walls or anything to stop creepy crawlies from getting into the room. That afternoon I met the other two members of my group: Ed and Jeremy from Minnesota. The three of us and Willy went on a walk to introduce us to the jungle. The first thing I noticed was the humidity: the temperature wasn't too high but the humidity was intense and we were sweating profusely. The walk was great and we saw lots of interesting things, such as two inch-long ants (that we were told had a wicked bite) * 1600 x 1200 * (808KB)

008mahogany tree * , mahogany trees * 1600 x 1200 * (473KB)

009red flower * , interesting flowers * 1600 x 1200 * (444KB)

010tree * , and lots of interesting trees. * 1600 x 1200 * (472KB)
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013looking into trees * The next day we took another boat ride for another couple of hours to the Napo river, a tributary of the Amazon and the site of the Camp where we would stay for the next two nights. In the afternoon we took a boat ride. Willy showed us a big tree * 1600 x 1200 * (423KB)

014looking out from trees * and then proceeded to have the driver take us into the tree. * 1600 x 1200 * (482KB)

015magic tree * Willy then showed us his magic tree * 1600 x 1200 * (469KB)

016Willy and his tree * and here he is describing the magic power of the tree and the bad creatures (eels, snakes, leaches) that are drawn to it. * 1600 x 1200 * (455KB)
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