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life and culture here. And while Iquitos has relax and let the wild rain forest surround
seen many fortunes rise and fall, its isolation
has remained constant: access to the city is by
air or river only.
Dinner is on your own tonight.
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Day 5 Iquitos • Visit Butterfly Farm & the
Floating Market of Belen
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one of the jungle’s most colorful residents
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Next, we visit Belen, a shanty town east of
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in huts built on rafts, which rise and fall with
the river’s tides. Belen’s star attraction is
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square but in the canoes and paddle boats
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vegetables to cane liquor and jungle herbs is
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in, and perhaps even try our hand at bartering
for unique handcrafts.
We’ll return to Iquitos for lunch. The rest
of the afternoon is free for you to relax or
explore Iquitos on your own. This evening,
we’ll gather together again for dinner at a
local restaurant.
-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS /TYYP]
Day 6 Board Amazon river ship • Cruise
the Amazon
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Our small group size allows us to slip into the
rhythm of jungle life, exploring narrow inlets
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in a larger group. Once aboard, you can just
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considered to be the point where the main
stem of the mighty Amazon begins. For this
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just its tributaries. As we cruise today, we’ll
meet the ship’s crew and enjoy a discussion
of tropical fruits of the Amazon. We’ll also
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for excursions from our river ship.
The Amazon Basin is a fragile environment,
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Peruvian government has established the
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acres and accessible only by water. During our
cruise, we’ll explore this protected natural
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