1. Peru

Puerto Maldonado, Peru

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    The lodge we were staying in is inaccessible by road.

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    After the motorboat ride, we had to hike for an hour.

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    The jungle is loud!

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    No TV, air-conditioning, real walls, hot water or electricity, but somehow it beats Hilton anyday! :-)

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    It's like the Blair Witch project.

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    Our quaint jungle lodge. With limited electricity, you have to enjoy the simpler things in life, like conversation, playing cards or reading a nice book.

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    Desert mountains...

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    And suddenly rainforests! Wow.

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    Our ride into the jungle.

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    The streets kinda look like India. Lol.

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    Throwing our stuff into duffel bags for the boat ride into our lodge.

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    Rio Madre de Dios, one of the Amazon's many tributaries.

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    Our lunch, neatly wrapped in a leaf (it's not a banana leaf).

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    Slash & burn...

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    Welcom to the jungle!

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    Can you see the monkey?

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    A strange plant... forgot what it was called.

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    That is some dense jungle foliage. Where's my machete?

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    A great photo op.

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    Leaf-cutter ants. These guys can travel for miles carrying leaves back to their underground nest.

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    Some crazy looking spiderweb.

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    After the hike, we hopped onto a canoe. Know motorized boats allowed on Lago Sandoval.

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    Say "Grandma's Panties"!

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    That fly was the size of my head!

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    Turtles!

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    From the algae-infested waters of the jungle swamp to the beautiful Lago Sandoval!

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