One thing I've wanted to do before leaving Peru is visit the Amazon. During my parents visit, I had the opportunity to visit Puerto Maldonado, a southern portion of the Amazon in Peru. It was just beautiful. Besides getting to enjoy a few days of summer (temps from 70’s-90’s and 70-100% humidity), it was just so cool to visit the jungle. The few days I was able to spend there were just so much fun, even though the days started pretty early(one day we left for a hike a 0500).
The lodge where we stayed was pretty simple. It didn’t have electricity, so we used candles at night. Also, there wasn’t hot water, but it didn’t really matter since it was so stinkin hot outside. During rainy season, mosquitoes and malaria are a big issue, so we had mosquito nets around the beds to protect from the mosquitoes at night.
One of my favorite adventures was the night walks in the jungle. Our guide saw and was able to point out some pretty cool animals “hidden” in the jungle. There were plenty of spiders and bugs to be seen, but thankfully no snakes. I was really hoping to see a puma, but sadly they were shy and or hidden too well for us to see them.
One night we ended up going out in a boat looking for Caymans (an animal in the crocodile family). We got to see a few and some bats as well. Another morning we went out at 6 to go bird watching and saw plenty of macaws at a feeding sight where they licked minerals off rocks. It was pretty cool!
Overall, the whole thing was a blast and a sweet time away to enjoy other regions of Peru.
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