amazon Trip Journals - Adventure Life

Peru Part Deux!

I went to : Peru, Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Amantani Island, Iquitos, Cusco, Uros Islands, South America, Amazon

A journey back to an incredible country...this time featuring condors, flamingos, and pink dolphins!

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I went to : Peru, Lima, San Agustin Exclusive, Iquitos, South America, Amazon

Impressions of Iquitos, including Belen, and reflections on a week-long boat trip on Amazonian rivers.

Ecuadorian Amazon & The Galapagos Islands

I went to : Ecuador, Quito, Casa Aliso, Galapagos, Bartolome, Santa Cruz Island, Fernandina, Isabela, Genovesa, Santiago, Rabida, San Cristobal, Lobos, Chinese Hat, Black Turtle Cove, Highlands, Dragon Hill, Charles Darwin Center, Amazon, Sacha Lodge, Chinese Hat, Darwin Bay, Pinnacle Rock, Coca

We headed back in time to the deceivingly desolate Galapagos Islands for a cruise through Santa Cruz, Genovesa, Santiago, and Bartolome Islands. We then then continued to the lush Amazon Basin, where we enjoyed four days exploring the forest floor and canopy surrounding Sacha Lodge.

Our Trip to Peru & Mantay Shelter

I went to : Peru, Lima, Costa del Sol, Puno, Q'Elqatani, Lake Titicaca, Amantani Island, Cusco, Casa Andina Cusco, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu Ruins, Puerto Maldonado, Sandoval Lake Lodge, San Agustin Exclusive, Uros Islands, El MaPi, Amazon, Heath River Wildlife Center

Every segment of our trip was top-notch. The weather was great, along with the food, the tours, the lodging, the transportation and the people. We made a stop at Mantay in Cusco to deliver peace pals and medical supplies. We were very impressed to learn that Adventure Life has a relationship with the shelter. Thanks to Milagros in Lima, we learned about the Mantay Shelter in Cusco. My friends and I knitted 26 peace pals to distribute to the mama and baby residents there. Mantay Shelter provides safety and education for abused teenage mothers and their children.After a break in and robbery of the computers and televisions, Adventure Life helped to heighten the brick wall and install electric protection around the shelter. It also helped to solve several plumbing problems in the bathroom. We all greatly appreciated having our own ''private'' tours. With just 4 of us, we could all fit into a van and could interact better with our guides. This kind of intimacy is not possible with a large group on a bus. We were able to stop for pictures and ask questions whenever we wanted to. Also we were able to drive to locations that a big tour bus could not reach, for instance the salt mines.Thanks to Adventure Life for giving us the opportunity to share with people in Peru.

Amazon Adventurer

I went to : Ecuador, Quito, Hostal de la Rabida, Coca, Amazonas - Ecuador, Shiripuno Lodge, Shiripuno Lodge 2, Hotel El Auca, Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Cotopaxi, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador