JaraHurd
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Peru
Any nomads been to Peru lately? I would love to hear about your experience(s) especially the Iquitos area. thanx.. jon
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Sweetwater
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My wife and I were there for several weeks in July. We did a week of service at CerviCusco, a women's health care center in LaRapa. We spent time in
the Sacred Valley and sunrise at Machu Pichu.
Outreach clinics at Pomaconchi, San Salvidor and Urubamba but I don't know Iquitos specifically unless it's within those parameters.
I will post my famous....."Here comes the Sun" photo from that monday morning......
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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DENNIS
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WOW....What a great shot. Thanks.
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woody with a view
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Sweet!
my wife's grandfather opened the Clinica Lozada in Lima 50+ years ago. sorry i don't have more up to date info......
i can tell you that 13 years ago in Chicago when we were in the Peruvian Consulate a very older man heard mi esposa's name and struck up a very cool
conversation with my wife, telling us both how much the Cinica has benefited all of the Peruanas. Bia left feeling uneasy about the whole ordeal, with
the spotlight on us for the rest of the people to fixate. the biatches behind the counter didn't have the same reverence for the family name. long
story short = it took almost 2 years to get a Peruvian passport from those Aholes....
it is so much easier now that Betita is a citizen of Norte America.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
a very older man heard mi esposa's name |
Mrs. Woody?? Small world, huh. 
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woody with a view
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tengo madera....
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b1
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I do not have any current information. I was there in February of 1997. Spent a number of days at a lodge up one of the water ways and some time in
town itself. It is the headwaters of the Amazon. Was the site of a number of rubber plantaions. Rain forest; lots of bugs. More little motorcycles
than any other place I have ever been to. Have to get there by either plane or boat. HUGE catfish, pink dolphins, lots to see. I really liked the
place. Hope this helps. Maleria is a concern. I would suggesst checking with the CDC for the recommended vacinations well before you go; yellow
fever, etc. Very friendly people back then. b1
When the winds turn white in Idaho, it\'s my time to visit the banana trees of Baja.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JaraHurd
Any nomads been to Peru lately? I would love to hear about your experience(s) especially the Iquitos area. thanx.. jon |
Jon,
The closest I traveled to Iquitos was Moyobamba and Tarapoto in '07. I doubt much has changed there in 4 years, but what I saw, I loved.
Pedro Ruiz, Peru
The Amazonan Highlands of Moyobamba, Peru
Tarapoto, Peru
[Edited on 8-27-2011 by Ken Cooke]
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BajaBlanca
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all great photos ..... the sun rise one is outstanding... I have never gone to Peru but it is definitely on my list of to go places.
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Skipjack Joe
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That's a great shot from the Inca Trail.
I've traveled Peru quite a bit but always the highlands. A good place to go is the Huaraz area. You can organize mule trips from there into areas
where virtually nobody goes.
If that's too demanding then fly to Cuzco. From there you can take the train to Machu Pichu or another train to Puno on the shore of Lake Titicaca.
All these areas have hotels to stay. Watch out for pickpockets in crowded areas and trains.
This is at the base of Machu Pichu, on the Urubamba River. From here you can take a bus to the ruins or split a gut on a trail going straight up.
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Bajafun777
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Great photos and yes they will give some of us ideas to travel on down to take a look for ourselves,LOL. I don't even have to ask about the roads
know they will be worse than Costa Rica's roads and that is saying a lot,LOL. Just goes to show that Nomads are never boring with things they have
seen or done. Take Care & Travel Safe--- "No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777
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Skipjack Joe
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Jon,
Since you mentioned you were going to Cuzco (u2u) I thought I'd add this image of the ruins of the ancient fortress Sachsaywaman. I believe that the
Incas met Pizzaro's forces on this battlefield when he conquered their ancient capitol. The rocks that make up that wall are fully 10 feet high. I
don't believe they still know how these were cut and moved to precisely fit one to another.
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JaraHurd
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thanx for posting the photos!! I am sure the issue of those rocks will be addressed on an upcoming episode of Ancient Aliens on The History Channel.
Ken .thanx for your pix as well. If figures that you would work in a photo of a Jeep.... you guys are all awesome. thanx again...
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BajaGringo
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Thanks all for those photos - they bring back a lot of great memories from some wonderful trips to Peru, decades ago...
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