— Travel and Trekking Jots & Shots
Amazonian Sojourn
These are the posts and articles I wrote about the four weeks I travelled and volunteered in the Tambopata River region of Peru. Most of the time was spent at Picaflor Research Centre, with a few excursions to the jungle town of Puerto Maldonado.
Browse the selection of articles below about travel and trekking in the Tambopata and Picaflor areas.
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The volunteer tasks at Picaflor Research Centre pretty much seem like a cover-up to disguise that the centre no longer appears to be in operation. We mainly just maintain the house and grounds, if and when Pico feels like it. One day we weeded the banana farm. Useless job. Another day we mowed the lawn — with machetes. […]
During my first days at Picaflor Research Centre, Pico took me on a small introductory tour of the trails behind the house (reed roof, walkways, screens instead of windows — very exotic). He pointed out various things to eat, like Brazil nuts and guanábana. We even saw two red macaws, a monkey walking high above in the canopy, […]
I ended up staying in Cusco one more night, for the simple reason that I mistimed my arrival in Puerto Maldonado. Since getting to Picaflor Research Centre for my volunteer commitment on the day I’d said I’d be there had become impossible, I took a one-way flight to the jungle. I was disappointed, for I was looking forward […]
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