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I live right by the Amazon!

Now that I have been here for a few days, I have been learning a lot more about the program. Yestarday I went to a workshop with Jenny, one of the psychlogists. It was a skills for life workshop, and we were working with girls from the only home for girls in the city. Most of the girls there had...

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poweroflove on May 18, 2008 from Iquitos, Peru

from the travel blog: PERU

The Zoo is too much fun!

I still can´t upload pictures, but there will be some amazing ones coming of the zoo. I fed a pink dolphin, shook hands with a monkey, pet another one.. Oh, and the view was amazing. That´s all for now! This is me in my Dora the explorer outfit.. That would be my hand feeding...

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poweroflove on May 16, 2008 from Iquitos, Peru

from the travel blog: PERU

I´m finally here!

I finally arrived in Iquitos yesterday at around 6 pm. I had not realized it, but Iquitos is actually one of the places Che Guevara stops at during his travels in the movie Motorcycle Diaries, which if you have not seen, you should. Iquitos, according to wikipedia, is one of the largest cities...

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poweroflove on May 15, 2008 from Iquitos, Peru

from the travel blog: PERU

My first taste of reality

Today I went to the headquarters of the organization in charge of the program I will be working with in Iquitos to learn more about what I will be doing. It is called Capital Humano y Social Alternativo (CHS, or Alternative Human and Social Capital). Here is a biref description of what they...

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poweroflove on May 13, 2008 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: PERU

My Welcome in Lima

I got to Lima last Saturday very early in the morning, and I was taken to the home I´ll be staying in for a few days until I leave for Iquitos on Wednesday. It´s a pretty amazing house, super eclectic and beautiful, and Dr. Mariano, my host, has been nothing but helpful and nice. He lives with a...

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poweroflove on May 12, 2008 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: PERU

Caution - Booking internal Flights in Peru

I’m currently in Peru, and the other day I wanted to book a flight from Pucallpa to Lima. As it was raining (a lot) so avoiding a hike into town, I logged on to the LAN Peru website (www.lan.com), and discovered when I tried using my UK credit card, the price was UK Pounds 88, looking at what it...

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Ayahuasca_Retreat on April 12, 2008 from Pucallpa, Peru

from the travel blog: Peru Travels - Ayahuasca and Shamanism

Miraflores, a modern city in Lima

After many time wondering if Lima would be a good idea to visit I made my mind and took my plane. It was christmas time and I had a reservation in a 'self catering apartment' in Miraflores, a lively district of Lima. I really enjoyed my staying in that apartment because of the hospitality of...

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Sharonwi on February 25, 2008 from Miraflores, Peru

from the travel blog: From New Zealand to Lima Peru

Sharing the experience

In Lima, meeting again with folks from A Rocha Peru before my flight back to the States at midnight. Staying at the house of Amparo, an A Rocha member and biologist working in environmental education with INRENA, the Peruvian natural resources department.

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cjones on December 22, 2007 from Lima, Peru

from the travel blog: so-journ

Leaving the hot zone

On the way back to KC now. Arrived once more in Tarapoto after over a week in Juanjui - getting to know the place and people there, learning about threats to the nature in and around the Rio Abiseo nacional park. Worked with Alex on plans for countering these, and last night I met with a group...

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cjones on December 20, 2007 from Tarapoto, Peru

from the travel blog: so-journ

Rio Abiseo

Just returned from two days in the Parque Nacional del Rio Abiseo on the edge of the Peruvian Amazon. Traveled by motorized boat upstream on three different rivers (there are no roads) for about 3 and a half hours with a group of sixth grade kids who were chosen for a new environmental...

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cjones on December 14, 2007 from Juanjui, Peru

from the travel blog: so-journ

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