Following our delightful stay at La Cia, we spent a final night back
at Tahuayo Lodge, before motoring back to Iquitos. Iquitos was quite busy and full of noisy
pedicabs, but it was nice to touch base with civilization again. Some kind of Spring Festival was
going on that night, with several parades around the Plaza, and lots of kids dressed up like Halloween in
Spiderman, princess, and winged fairy outfits. Interesting were the 3D figures of stars, airplanes, and such, made of clear,
colored plastic wrap on a frame with a candle inside and carried on a stick -- never saw them lit, didn't get
any pictures, and still wonder what that was all about.
Next day, it was back on the plane
to Lima, then a flight that stopped in Cusco, before finally arriving in Puerto Maldonado for our
next jungle stay in Tambopata. Our first night was at Refugio Amazonas, after which we went further
up river to Tambopata Research Center for the next five days, then two final days at Posada Amazonas |
