DISCLAIMER-about a million pictures of animals-most of them monkeys
The minute I un-boarded the plane, I felt the heat radiating in the air. Beads of sweat began to form on my brow; mind you this was at 8 pm. I grabbed my stuff off the baggage belt and headed out the door but alas I had no idea how much it would cost me to get into the center of town and I didn’t have the phone number of the one PCV who I knew was in Iquitos already. As always when leaving a terminal of any kind, bus/plane/combi I was bombarded by taxi drivers, 15 soles to get to the center of town in 25 minutes? Well sounds a little pricey but sure why not, later I found out it should have been half the price-damn! I hate when that happens, at least I arrived in one piece, and I’ll pay extra for that.
Before the race we went sightseeing and by sight seeing I mean animal seeing.
Quistococha Zoo:
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| having a leopard look into my eyes made my heart race, don't eat me please! |
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| giant rodent! |
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| my new boyfriend |
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| beautiful ladies by the zoo pond |
Manatee Reserve
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| twertles |
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| baby manatee |
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| oh so soft |
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| bottle feeding a "baby" manatee |
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| name of manatee Reserve |
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| twertle eggs burried in the sand |
Pilpintuwasi Butterfly
Farm
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| how could you not love that face?! -(talking about the monkey's) |
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| camaflouge caterpillars |
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| it looks like a leaf-but it's nooot |
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| these cocoons could be earrings! |
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| moth cocoons |
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| this guy was a natural model |
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| ocelot cuties |
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| kinda like a Peruvian squirrel |
