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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.
