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Puerto Maldonado, Peru

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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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    There they are... emerging from the swamp.

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    Exhausted! Went from bus, to plane, back to bus, then to motor boat, then on foot, then on canoe and finally a hike up a hill. What a crazy day!

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    That drink definitely hit the spot.

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    Oh Canada!

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    My digs for the next 3 days.

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    Can you see the bug?

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    Onyl in the Amazon can you find tarantulas the size of dinner plates.

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    He's hiding.

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    There he is!

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    Camouflaged with the tree.

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    Cool!

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    Yuck!

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    That was a terrifying experience. In the Amazon, bugs are always crawling all over you. Get used to it.

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    It's too early! But, that's when the animal life of the Amazon comes out.

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    Hillary, Jill, Carol and Gord.

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