To start our Amazon River trip, we first flew into Lima Peru, then flew over the Andes to the small riverside village of Iquitos.
At Iquitos we boarded our Amazon River boat, the Queen Violeta, to begin our journey. Starting where the Maranon and Ucayali Rivers meet. This is generally thought to be the start of the Amazon River.
For the next 8 days the Queen Violeta will be our home. Each day featured small skiff excursions into small tributaries or stops along the way to go ashore to observe river life.
I should mention that I ventured off the ship every chance I got. If crew was going into a riverside village for supplies I would join them and just wander around town checking out the local markets etc..
Life along the river.
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