Brief stop in Lima, Peru |
Iquitos, Peru Airport |
Mototaxis at the Iquitos, Peru Airport |
Iquitos, Peru is the World's Largest City Accessible only by Air or Boat |
Iquitos, Peru |
Feeding the Baby on a Motorcycle |
Military Barracks in Iquitos, Peru |
Belen Neighborhood of Iquitos floods during the Rainy Season and Many Houses Float on Balsa Wood Rafts |
Charcoal for Sale in Iquitos, Peru |
Street Market in Iquitos, Peru |
Colonial influence in Iquitos, Peru |
Almost No Cars in Iquitos, Peru |
Evidence that soil will not support structure over three stories tall |
Wiring in Iquitos, Peru |
Waiting to Load Boat for Amazon Lodge |
Area We will Explore for 3 Days |
Steps to Boat on the Amazon River |
The Amazon River at Iquitos, Peru |
The Amazon Queen Docked in Iquitos, Peru |
Traveling on the Amazon River |
Box Lunch on the Amazon River |
Windy Ride on the Amazon River |
Camping on the Amazon River |
Travel on the Amazon River |
The Wide Amazon River |
Half the Steps to Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Arrival at Our Jungle Lodge |
Dressed for Our First Walk in the Amazon Rainforest |
Ari Guides Us in the Amazon Rainforest |
A Walking Palm Tree |
Protected Rainforest Lagoon |
Amazonian Giant Water Lilies |
Giant Water Lily Pod |
Giant Water Lily Flower |
Yellow Warbler |
Toucan Bar at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
White-belly Frog Band |
Indiana Mia (High School Dance Group) |
Indiana Mia Performing Ritual Rice Dance |
Audience Participation in Snake Dance |
Susan with Snake Handler |
Dolphins in the Amazon |
Low Water in the Amazon |
Climbing up to Yagua Indian Village |
Yagua Village Welcoming Committee |
Yagua Indian Village |
Parasites on Yucca Plant |
Chief of Yagua Indian Village |
Yagua Indian Woman Arranging Souvenirs |
Yagua Indian Boy |
Yagua Indian Girl |
Yagua Indian Dance |
Audience Participation in Yagua Indian Dance |
Wardrobe Malfunction |
Yagua Indian Band |
Three-toed Sloth |
Learning to Use a Blowgun |
Learning to Use a Blowgun |
Retrieving Darts from Blowguns |
Yagua Woman with Monkey |
Yagua Woman with Sloth |
Passing Indiana, Peru |
Swimming in the Amazon |
Back at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Heliconia at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Our Room at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Our Room at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Inside Plumbing in Our Room at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Boat Captain named 50-50 |
Sightseeing Boat on the Amazon |
Our Daily Transportation on the Amazon |
Arriving at an Animal Sanctuary |
Three-toed Sloth |
Toucan |
Toucan |
Green Parrots |
Baby Monkey |
Susan with Scarlet Macaw |
Scarlet Macaw |
Bill with Macaws |
Monkey Drinking out of Bottle |
Red-tail Boa in Pond |
Mata Mata Turtle |
Red-tail Boa Constrictor |
Judy with Red-tail Boa |
Bill with Red-tail Boa |
This Monkey Kept Crawling Up Bill's Leg to His Shoulders |
Monkey and Macaws |
On the Path Back to the Boat |
Amazon Riverbank when River is Low |
Amazon River Traffic |
Fishing for Piranha |
Bill's Piranha |
Little Fish with Big Teeth |
Piranha for Dinner |
Doing Shots of Local Liqueurs |
Landing at Tiny Village on the Amazon |
Hauling Bananas to the River |
Amazon Bananas |
Traveling to Mazan, Peru by MotoTaxi |
Peruvian Boys Living on the Amazon |
Hard-working Motorcycle |
MotoTaxi Convoy |
House on the Road to Mazan, Peru |
Welcome to Mazan, Peru |
Downtown Mazan, Peru |
Mazan, Peru Market |
Food Service in Mazan, Peru Market |
Lots of Banana Varieties in the Mazan Market |
Rice is served with every meal in the Amazon |
Turtle Eggs for Sale |
Fish at Mazan Market |
Fish at Mazan Market |
'Jungle Meat' at Mazan Market |
Pentacost Christian Church in Mazan, Peru |
Dugout Canoes still Plentiful on the Amazon |
Local Ferry takes 2-3 days to get to Iquitos, Peru |
Cattle being towed behind the local ferry |
Our Group Purchased Endangered Turtles (from Food Vendor) for Release into Protected Lagoon |
Local School in Mazan, Peru |
Road Work between Mazan and Indiana, Peru |
The Arches of Indiana, Peru |
The Park in Indiana, Peru |
The Park in Indiana, Peru |
Indiana, Peru Market |
Leaving Indiana, Peru |
Gasoline for Sale |
Walking the Plank to a Bar and Our Boats |
Having a Peruvian Beer at an Amazon River Bar |
Products Available at an Amazonian Bar |
Mural on Wall of Amazon River Bar |
Bathroom at Amazon River Bar |
Releasing Rescued Turtles into Protected Lagoon |
Amazon Songbird |
Waiting for Lunch at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Cynthia the Tapir shows up after lunch |
Cynthia knows what she wants |
Cynthia having a snack |
Pool and Water Slide at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Bill Enjoying Water Slide at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Relaxing in Hammock at Ceiba Tops Lodge |
Leaf Mimic Frog |
The Great Ceiba Tree |
Amazon Rainforest Explorers at the Great Ceiba Tree |
Each Leaf Mimic Frog has Unique Pattern |
Suri Worms Ready to Cook |
Suri Worms (right side) Ready to eat |
Leylys eating Chicken and Rice Cooked in Maranta Leaves |
Chicken and Rice Cooked in Maranta Leaves |
Early Morning on the Amazon River |
Early Morning on the Amazon River |
Sunrise on the Amazon River |
Back in Iquitos, Peru |
Catholic Church in Iquitos, Peru |
Morning Traffic in Iquitos, Peru |
Last Look at the Amazon River from the Air |