Iquitos, Peru: Adventure in the Amazon

If you missed it, our first stop in Peru was Cusco (Adventure in the Andes 😉). Our second major adventure was visiting the Amazon rainforest (one of the new 7 wonders of the natural world!).  After completing his Peace Corps service, my late great-uncle Peter Jenson built Explorama Lodge in the mid-1960s.  Located 50 miles down the Amazon River from Iquitos, his company has since expanded to also include 4 other accommodations and one of the world’s longest canopy walkways.  😲 Tommy and I spent an amazing 3 days there (+1 in Iquitos) exploring the river and rainforest.

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