We landed at Iquitos airport in Peru. Iquitos is the largest city in the world with no direct road connectivity. It is on the Amazon river.
Iquitos (Listeni/ɪkɪtɵs/) also known as Iquitos City, is the capital city of the Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, and is the sixth most populous city of Peru; It is also known as the “capital of the Peruvian Amazon.” It is located in the Great Plains and surrounded by the Amazon, Nanay and Itaya rivers. Overall, it constitutes Metropolitan Iquitos, a conurbation of 471.993 inhabitants consists of four districts: Iquitos, Punchana, Belén and San Juan Bautista.
These are pictures of San Pedro lodge where we stayed. Awesome place. Very rustic. Reachable only via boat. Deep in the heart of the jungle. Highly recommended.
We took a fishing tour in the evening on May 20. This tour took us deep into the Amazon Rainforest via the river Nanay, which is a tributary to the Amazon.
We did not catch any fish but it was fun. It was deep in the jungle
Beautiful pictures of the Amazon river at Sunset.
On May 21st morning, we embarked on a 5 hour walking tour deep into the Amazon rainforest. Here are some photos of the San Pedro village. No electricity in the village. Everything runs on generator.
We took the amazon rain forest trek for about 5.5 hours. It was a 15-20 km walk. Amazing experience. It was lush green. We were wearing rubber boots and we had to wade through the mud.
Our guide was Rodolfo, a native of San Pedro village. He could only speak Spanish.
Our translator was Catherine Smith from Georgia. She was a peace corps volunteer who was living in Peru.
Sangre De Grado, also known as dragon’s blood. This is a tree with medicinal properties. The sap is red like blood. It is applied on wounds to heal them. Found in the rain forest and used by the locals.
