In the morning, we visited the village of San Juan del Amazonas. In the afternoon we took a ride on the skiff up the Y Yarapa River and went fishing for Piranhas http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Amazon-2008-02/268126913_8VTv6-Ti.jpg http://clive.smugmug.com/gallery/4534311_V6KxS/ 2008-03-29T07:19:47Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We were briefed daily regarding the route we would be taken. We overnightrd at the X and took the skiff down (up?) the Yarapa River</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267019054_eTb74" title="We were briefed daily regarding the route we would be taken. We overnightrd at the X and took the skiff down (up?) the Yarapa River"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/43-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019054_eTb74-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We were briefed daily regarding the route we would be taken. We overnightrd at the X and took the skiff down (up?) the Yarapa River" title="We were briefed daily regarding the route we would be taken. We overnightrd at the X and took the skiff down (up?) the Yarapa River" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:54:23Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/43-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019054_eTb74-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 08:38:16 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Our guides were well prepared though mud and protecting themselves from chiggers</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267019338_ofPDA" title="Our guides were well prepared though mud and protecting themselves from chiggers"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/45-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019338_ofPDA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our guides were well prepared though mud and protecting themselves from chiggers" title="Our guides were well prepared though mud and protecting themselves from chiggers" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:51:52Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/45-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019338_ofPDA-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 09:28:49 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />The port of San Juan del Amzonas</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267019469_xFwYH" title="The port of San Juan del Amzonas"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/46-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019469_xFwYH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The port of San Juan del Amzonas" title="The port of San Juan del Amzonas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:49Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/46-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019469_xFwYH-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 09:31:28 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We met a farmer and his family. He showed us their farming methods.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#268126913_8VTv6" title="We met a farmer and his family. He showed us their farming methods."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Amazon-2008-02/268126913_8VTv6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We met a farmer and his family. He showed us their farming methods." title="We met a farmer and his family. He showed us their farming methods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-10T18:53:34Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Amazon-2008-02/268126913_8VTv6-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 09:34:23 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267019718_n9BXf" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/48-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019718_n9BXf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:54:11Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/48-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267019718_n9BXf-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 09:43:49 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />The machete is their main farming tool</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267020002_7CKDH" title="The machete is their main farming tool"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/49-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020002_7CKDH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The machete is their main farming tool" title="The machete is their main farming tool" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:53:52Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/49-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020002_7CKDH-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 09:52:00 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Bananas and cassava were the main cops. This is a cassava root. Cassava is also called manioc, or yuca. Tapioca is derived from the cassava root.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267020242_nhzDn" title="Bananas and cassava were the main cops. This is a cassava root. Cassava is also called manioc, or yuca. Tapioca is derived from the cassava root."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/50-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020242_nhzDn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bananas and cassava were the main cops. This is a cassava root. Cassava is also called manioc, or yuca. Tapioca is derived from the cassava root." title="Bananas and cassava were the main cops. This is a cassava root. Cassava is also called manioc, or yuca. Tapioca is derived from the cassava root." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:55:47Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/50-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020242_nhzDn-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 09:53:25 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Even the hen houses are on stilts in preparation for the rise of the river</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267020491_LXmaf" title="Even the hen houses are on stilts in preparation for the rise of the river"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/51-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020491_LXmaf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Even the hen houses are on stilts in preparation for the rise of the river" title="Even the hen houses are on stilts in preparation for the rise of the river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:51:51Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/51-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020491_LXmaf-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:02:54 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Houses have a large open area that serves as living room, dining room, playroom, laundry, and nursery. A smaller enclosed area is used for sleeping.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267020751_e4ZYy" title="Houses have a large open area that serves as living room, dining room, playroom, laundry, and nursery. A smaller enclosed area is used for sleeping."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/52-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020751_e4ZYy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Houses have a large open area that serves as living room, dining room, playroom, laundry, and nursery. A smaller enclosed area is used for sleeping." title="Houses have a large open area that serves as living room, dining room, playroom, laundry, and nursery. A smaller enclosed area is used for sleeping." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:04Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/52-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267020751_e4ZYy-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:03:13 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />The children watched us curiously.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267021217_H8Qm5" title="The children watched us curiously."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/54-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021217_H8Qm5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The children watched us curiously." title="The children watched us curiously." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:54:23Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/54-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021217_H8Qm5-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:06:20 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Older children take care of their younger siblings.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267021456_RvLLE" title="Older children take care of their younger siblings."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/55-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021456_RvLLE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Older children take care of their younger siblings." title="Older children take care of their younger siblings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:22Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/55-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021456_RvLLE-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:13:35 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We ere told that facial hair is a sign of Spanish descent - the local tribe has no facial hair</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267021604_LtzUP" title="We ere told that facial hair is a sign of Spanish descent - the local tribe has no facial hair"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/56-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021604_LtzUP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We ere told that facial hair is a sign of Spanish descent - the local tribe has no facial hair" title="We ere told that facial hair is a sign of Spanish descent - the local tribe has no facial hair" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:54:36Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/56-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021604_LtzUP-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:14:22 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Breadfruit is native to the western Pacific Islands and was introduced to spread from samples collected by William Bligh of Bounty fame.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267021726_vkxpP" title="Breadfruit is native to the western Pacific Islands and was introduced to spread from samples collected by William Bligh of Bounty fame."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/57-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021726_vkxpP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Breadfruit is native to the western Pacific Islands and was introduced to spread from samples collected by William Bligh of Bounty fame." title="Breadfruit is native to the western Pacific Islands and was introduced to spread from samples collected by William Bligh of Bounty fame." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:53:43Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/57-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021726_vkxpP-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:24:29 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267021956_pD4yR" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/58-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021956_pD4yR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:29Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/58-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267021956_pD4yR-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:25:42 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267022085_HxfNi" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/59-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267022085_HxfNi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:31Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/59-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267022085_HxfNi-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:27:11 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267022288_hJpaq" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/60-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267022288_hJpaq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:51:37Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/60-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267022288_hJpaq-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:37:17 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />It was school holidays (summer break), but all the kids showed up. Vvery village has a primary school. The ones we saw were all one-room. Every teaching graduate in Peru is required to spend ...</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#268136069_oiw6L" title="It was school holidays (summer break), but all the kids showed up. Vvery village has a primary school. The ones we saw were all one-room. Every teaching graduate in Peru is required to spend ..."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Amazon-2008-02/268136069_oiw6L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It was school holidays (summer break), but all the kids showed up. Vvery village has a primary school. The ones we saw were all one-room. Every teaching graduate in Peru is required to spend ..." title="It was school holidays (summer break), but all the kids showed up. Vvery village has a primary school. The ones we saw were all one-room. Every teaching graduate in Peru is required to spend ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-10T18:44:08Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Amazon-2008-02/268136069_oiw6L-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:42:06 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />A small room at the back of the classroom was used to cool off rowdy soccer players and other malcontents. It seemed to be the village jail.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267022994_2Siaz" title="A small room at the back of the classroom was used to cool off rowdy soccer players and other malcontents. It seemed to be the village jail."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/63-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267022994_2Siaz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A small room at the back of the classroom was used to cool off rowdy soccer players and other malcontents. It seemed to be the village jail." title="A small room at the back of the classroom was used to cool off rowdy soccer players and other malcontents. It seemed to be the village jail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:50:05Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/63-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267022994_2Siaz-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 10:49:26 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We brought them an assortment of school supplies. As an aside, this is a standard feature of trips organized by our travel company, Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). They include school visit ...</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267023231_pXv6m" title="We brought them an assortment of school supplies. As an aside, this is a standard feature of trips organized by our travel company, Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). They include school visit ..."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/64-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023231_pXv6m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We brought them an assortment of school supplies. As an aside, this is a standard feature of trips organized by our travel company, Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). They include school visit ..." title="We brought them an assortment of school supplies. As an aside, this is a standard feature of trips organized by our travel company, Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). They include school visit ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:46Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/64-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023231_pXv6m-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 11:05:42 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Canoes are made by taking a tree trunk and carving away all the bits that do not look like a canoe.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267023460_c6haJ" title="Canoes are made by taking a tree trunk and carving away all the bits that do not look like a canoe."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/65-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023460_c6haJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Canoes are made by taking a tree trunk and carving away all the bits that do not look like a canoe." title="Canoes are made by taking a tree trunk and carving away all the bits that do not look like a canoe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:20Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/65-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023460_c6haJ-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 11:16:23 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We left the village and went back to our boat for lunch</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267023612_nUMU8" title="We left the village and went back to our boat for lunch"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/66-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023612_nUMU8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We left the village and went back to our boat for lunch" title="We left the village and went back to our boat for lunch" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:50:43Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/66-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023612_nUMU8-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 11:22:00 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Lunch</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267023784_qKfD5" title="Lunch"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/67-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023784_qKfD5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lunch" title="Lunch" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:50Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/67-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023784_qKfD5-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 12:08:31 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Crops going to market an a power dugout</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267023989_Yenkj" title="Crops going to market an a power dugout"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/68-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023989_Yenkj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crops going to market an a power dugout" title="Crops going to market an a power dugout" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:34Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/68-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267023989_Yenkj-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:09:44 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Vultures. These are pointless phoyographs - but this is what they looked like from the boat, as opposed to the great close-ups in the travel brochures. I include it here to reinforce that po ...</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267024079_8mnoY" title="Vultures. These are pointless phoyographs - but this is what they looked like from the boat, as opposed to the great close-ups in the travel brochures. I include it here to reinforce that po ..."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/69-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024079_8mnoY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vultures. These are pointless phoyographs - but this is what they looked like from the boat, as opposed to the great close-ups in the travel brochures. I include it here to reinforce that po ..." title="Vultures. These are pointless phoyographs - but this is what they looked like from the boat, as opposed to the great close-ups in the travel brochures. I include it here to reinforce that po ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:06Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/69-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024079_8mnoY-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:12:57 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Pink Dolphin. Same comment as previous slid. The locals believe that dolphins are evil, and should be killed at every opportunity≥ They take in the form of humans and kidnap children at ni ...</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267024233_R2Y6C" title="Pink Dolphin. Same comment as previous slid. The locals believe that dolphins are evil, and should be killed at every opportunity≥ They take in the form of humans and kidnap children at ni ..."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/70-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024233_R2Y6C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pink Dolphin. Same comment as previous slid. The locals believe that dolphins are evil, and should be killed at every opportunity≥ They take in the form of humans and kidnap children at ni ..." title="Pink Dolphin. Same comment as previous slid. The locals believe that dolphins are evil, and should be killed at every opportunity≥ They take in the form of humans and kidnap children at ni ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:57Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/70-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024233_R2Y6C-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:21:18 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Lizard</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267024428_4Ubef" title="Lizard"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/71-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024428_4Ubef-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lizard" title="Lizard" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:41Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/71-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024428_4Ubef-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:27:29 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We saw over 70 species of birds, according a list drawn up by our naturalist at the end of the trip. Many of them looked like this.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267024582_27zkC" title="We saw over 70 species of birds, according a list drawn up by our naturalist at the end of the trip. Many of them looked like this."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/72-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024582_27zkC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We saw over 70 species of birds, according a list drawn up by our naturalist at the end of the trip. Many of them looked like this." title="We saw over 70 species of birds, according a list drawn up by our naturalist at the end of the trip. Many of them looked like this." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:22Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/72-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024582_27zkC-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:34:41 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Some were bigger</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267024705_CZoj8" title="Some were bigger"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/73-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024705_CZoj8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some were bigger" title="Some were bigger" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:48:06Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/73-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267024705_CZoj8-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:39:38 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267025015_HwDAA" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/74-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025015_HwDAA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:48:56Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/74-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025015_HwDAA-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:42:12 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267025246_oXBtA" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/75-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025246_oXBtA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:41Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/75-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025246_oXBtA-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 15:59:17 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Bathtime</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267025466_fJksp" title="Bathtime"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/76-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025466_fJksp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bathtime" title="Bathtime" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:25Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/76-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025466_fJksp-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:21:33 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />We watched monkeys...</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267025614_tRgBx" title="We watched monkeys..."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/77-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025614_tRgBx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We watched monkeys..." title="We watched monkeys..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:48:01Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/77-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025614_tRgBx-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:31:03 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />...and they watched us</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267025923_GzZVN" title="...and they watched us"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/78-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025923_GzZVN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and they watched us" title="...and they watched us" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:30Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/78-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267025923_GzZVN-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:31:21 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267026965_wzYZL" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/82-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267026965_wzYZL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:49:02Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/82-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267026965_wzYZL-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:33:49 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Piranha fishing. All it takes is a stick, a piece of string, and a 1/2 inch cube of raw meat with a hook embedded in it.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027323_qCNYR" title="Piranha fishing. All it takes is a stick, a piece of string, and a 1/2 inch cube of raw meat with a hook embedded in it."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/85-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027323_qCNYR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Piranha fishing. All it takes is a stick, a piece of string, and a 1/2 inch cube of raw meat with a hook embedded in it." title="Piranha fishing. All it takes is a stick, a piece of string, and a 1/2 inch cube of raw meat with a hook embedded in it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:48:19Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/85-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027323_qCNYR-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:07:06 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027098_FcdMU" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/83-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027098_FcdMU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:19Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/83-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027098_FcdMU-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:46:31 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027182_LMkLX" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/84-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027182_LMkLX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:48:53Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/84-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027182_LMkLX-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:48:54 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Our catch</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027470_x2rkw" title="Our catch"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/86-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027470_x2rkw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our catch" title="Our catch" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:26Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/86-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027470_x2rkw-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:18:29 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />This otter followed us for a while, barking loudly</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267026725_WsCFR" title="This otter followed us for a while, barking loudly"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/81-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267026725_WsCFR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This otter followed us for a while, barking loudly" title="This otter followed us for a while, barking loudly" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:42Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/81-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267026725_WsCFR-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 16:33:24 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />He decided that a dugout was easier to board</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027593_aJxaR" title="He decided that a dugout was easier to board"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/87-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027593_aJxaR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="He decided that a dugout was easier to board" title="He decided that a dugout was easier to board" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:50Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/87-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027593_aJxaR-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:21:41 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />So he fished there</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027738_Ko2sT" title="So he fished there"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/88-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027738_Ko2sT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="So he fished there" title="So he fished there" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:46:27Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/88-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027738_Ko2sT-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:22:01 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />Nasty looking critter</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267027880_ykTDK" title="Nasty looking critter"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/89-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027880_ykTDK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nasty looking critter" title="Nasty looking critter" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:47:07Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/89-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267027880_ykTDK-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:22:09 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a> </p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#271964471_9N3xv" title="Clive's photo"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Otter20Head-2008-02/271964471_9N3xv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clive's photo" title="Clive's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-09T10:22:43Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/01-Otter20Head-2008-02/271964471_9N3xv-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:27:52 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />This child was more interested in us than the otter</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267028084_7Tkzc" title="This child was more interested in us than the otter"><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/90-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267028084_7Tkzc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This child was more interested in us than the otter" title="This child was more interested in us than the otter" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:45:54Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/90-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267028084_7Tkzc-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 17:27:08 <p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com">Clive</a><br />I still can't resist a sunset. Happens every day.</p><p><a href="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/4534311_V6KxS#267028899_kdChJ" title="I still can't resist a sunset. Happens every day."><img src="http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/94-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267028899_kdChJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I still can't resist a sunset. Happens every day." title="I still can't resist a sunset. Happens every day." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T03:48:56Z Clive http://clive.smugmug.com http://clive.smugmug.com/Travel/Bolivia-Peru-and-the-Amazon/Day-2-Farming-village-and/94-Iquitos-and-Boat-Day-1-2008/267028899_kdChJ-Th.jpg 2008-02-19 18:08:02