We rose at 6am this morning to catch the first of several Peruvian bus trips. When we arrived at the terminal, I was surprised at how organized everything was. There were even "gates" for each bus heading to its destination. The buses put our American versions to shame. Wonderfully comfortable seats that lean almost 180º back! Movies (in English or with English subtitles)! A bus attendance who serves a meal and drinks! Looking out the window would give you a to...

Today's Father's Day!!! We had fun walking around the city. It was very tiring though.

What a day! I didn't write yesterday due to the long travel day, but it was still great. We said goodbye to Libertád at 7am and headed to Nauta. As we cruised along the river, Chachi (Larry) told us wonderful stories first of the strange creatures that live in the Amazon rivers (a huge stingray being one of them) and then gave us a history of the Amazon, notably with the colorful tale of the all-women warriors who formed their own tribe and for whom the Amazon w...

Today was a travel day. We moved out of the jungle this morning and took a tuk-tuk to the Belen market. It is the 3rd largest outside market in the world (but I wouldn't say the cleanest). After that, we said goodbye to Larry (or chachi

Yesterday I didn't write because as it turns out, our charger died. I was worried about draining the iphone (on which I'm writing). The most memorable part of our day yesterday was our tours of both the community of Libertad, here, where we are staying, and San Miguel, just down the Ucayali a few kilometers. Larry led us in a tour, discussing things like cultural values in the jungle (settling down and raising a family comes in the late teens, and woman typicall...