Amazonas ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŽฃ

แฒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒœแƒ“แƒ: 11.02.2018

Iquitos is located in the northern Peruvian rainforest, surrounded by the Amazon and isolated from the outside world. ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒŠ You can only reach there by plane or by a days-long journey on a cargo ship. โ›ดโœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿค” We decided to take the plane. ๐Ÿ›ฌ

From Iquitos, we were taken to our jungle lodge by boat taxi on the Amazon. ๐Ÿšค

Our guide Leo showed us around the whole area and the accommodation. ๐ŸŒฟ Yes, we were a great meal for the mosquitoes. Within 10 minutes, we were covered in mosquito bites. ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜ณ The next day, we were barely recognizable. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜Š Equipped with mosquito spray, rubber boots, and rain jackets, Leo took us on a small tour through the jungle. ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ˜‰ Equipped with a machete, Leo showed us many interesting things about the animals and plants we encountered. ๐Ÿ—ก๐Ÿค”๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿฆ—๐Ÿœ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒด He knows a lot and I asked him what the most dangerous animal here is. He said it's the snakes, but they are active at night... ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ˜ณ So that's why he took the ๐Ÿ—ก with him...๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜… The one in front is Leo ๐Ÿ—ก, then Pรคdu and me ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜œ It was slowly getting dark and the mosquitoes started bothering us. ๐Ÿ˜ณ Step by step, I followed Pรคdu's rubber boots. Suddenly, I saw the tip of Pรคdu's boot right next to a boa's head. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ It scared me a lot. The boa didn't move and Pรคdu didn't notice. In that moment, I silently ran next to them. ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคซ After 3 meters, I could finally tell Pรคdu what I had seen. ๐Ÿ˜… At first, Leo didn't believe me and went to have a look himself...oh, he suddenly had big eyes when he saw it! ๐Ÿ˜ณ A boa constrictor about 3 meters long ๐Ÿ˜… I will never forget the sight of Pรคdu's boot right next to its head... ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ™ˆ Leo said I have good eyes because he had looked closely and didn't see it! Hehe, I see every little spider at home. ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ˜… We were glad to come back safely and have something to drink...๐Ÿบ๐Ÿน๐Ÿ˜œ

On our next tour, we went to an animal rescue center by boat. There we saw sloths, scarlet macaws, boa constrictors ๐Ÿ˜œ, and a baby crocodile. ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ

Then we went to the indigenous community deep in the rainforest by boat. There, we were able to join in their traditional dance performance and they showed us their handicrafts that they make themselves. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜ƒ Yes, we saw and experienced a lot in those 3 days. We even went piranha fishing. ๐ŸŽฃ Unfortunately, none of them were interested in the bait, and in the end, I caught another fish, but I released it immediately. ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿค—

On the last day, the boat taxi brought us to the dock at 3 in the afternoon, so that we could comfortably catch our flight at 9:10 PM. ๐Ÿšค๐Ÿ›ซ The boat arrived only at 5 PM. While it was cruising on the Amazon, suddenly it stopped. ๐Ÿšค๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ˜ณ The driver tried to manually restart the engine, but it didn't work anymore. Our boat was drifting down the Amazon for some time...until he realized it and paddled back with the only paddle he had. ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜… He tried for 1.5 hours to start the engine, until he finally called another boat to come and pick us up... It took about 1 hour for it to arrive. ๐Ÿ™„ Luckily, they towed us back to the lodge and we waited there for the next boat. ๐Ÿ˜ It finally arrived at 7 PM! ๐Ÿšค๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป Meanwhile, it got dark... ๐Ÿ˜ณ The guy from the broken boat, a driver, someone who lit their cigarette with a lighter and said where to go, another tour guide, and the two of us tourists, we departed in the pitch dark. It wasn't comfortable at all during the ride. ๐Ÿ˜ณ After an hour, we finally arrived at the port of Iquitos. ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ™„ We then had to transfer our luggage onto a "TukTuk" (a cart with a bench) and drive through the chaotic street traffic to the airport! ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜… Our tour guide followed us in another TukTuk. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

We finally arrived at the airport at 8:55 PM! ๐Ÿ˜… Unfortunately, the check-in counter was already closed, so we couldn't take the flight anymore... ๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ˜” So, we had to spend another night in Iquitos until the next morning when we had a new flight to Ecuador. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ›ซ๐Ÿ˜Š

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