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Don’t Let Covid Stop You from Visiting the Amazon This Year
Published on April 1, 2021Why wait to visit the Amazon when the world’s greatest rainforest is ready to welcome you now? Jungle Experiences offers its tips on how to visit Peru in general — and the Peruvian Amazon in particular — while the pandemic is still…
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2021 Wish List for Sustainability in the Amazon Rainforest Peru
Published on December 22, 2020The past year has been hard for everyone. But now that 2020 is in the rear-view mirror, Jungle Experiences looks to the future with renewed optimism. Their biggest goal for 2021 is to continue taking good care of the Amazon environment with…
Read MorePeru is Back! And So Is Amazon Cruising
Published on December 3, 2020In case you missed the news, Peru resumed international flights from neighboring South American countries in October and continues to add other countries to the list. So it’s time to start thinking about a Jungle Experiences cruise in the Peruvian Amazon. In…
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Amazon Mystery: The Iron House by Gustave Eiffel
Published on March 15, 2019Who would have guessed that in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon there’s an architectural masterpiece by the man who created the Eiffel Tower in Paris — Gustave Eiffel? Located in the heart of Iquitos on the Plaza de Armas, the incredible…
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Cruising Peru — The Amazon is About People, Too
Published on February 27, 2019One of the highlights of any Jungle Experiences cruise in the Peruvian Amazon is a chance to visit the indigenous people who live in and around Pacaya-Samiria National Preserve. They are most likely members of the Kukama tribe, which has…
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“Tiny Five” Creatures of the Amazon
Published on January 23, 2019Africa has it’s Big Five and Tiny Five of wildlife viewing, so why not the Amazon too. Or more specifically Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon. One of the largest reserves in the entire Amazon Basin protects more than a thousand…
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Manatees, Monkeys and Macaws at the Amazon Wildlife Rescue Center in Iquitos
Published on December 26, 2018One of the highlights of a Peruvian Amazon cruise with Jungle Experiences takes place well away from the river — a visit to the Amazon Rescue Center on the road between Iquitos and Nauta. Whether you join the guided tour or explore…
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Reaching the Heart of the Amazon
Published on December 6, 2018Travelers often ponder the best way to discover the Amazon. One of the most authentic ways is a riverboat journey with Jungle Experiences along the waterways that flow through Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in northeastern Peru. Wedged between the Marañón and Ucayali rivers,…
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Read All About It: Pink Dolphins and Deadly Piranhas
Published on October 21, 2018National Geographic Traveller (India) offers a story on the secret world of the Peruvian Amazon — as experienced aboard a Jungle Experiences riverboat journey into Pacaya-Samiria National Preserve. Quotable quote: “For hours, we enter the high-definition, Avatar-meets-Jurassic Park kind of rainforest that…
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Amazon Rainforest Highs and Lows
Published on October 16, 2018Jungle Experiences cruises in the Peruvian Amazon are spectacular at any time of year. But before you book, check out the distinct differences between rainy and dry seasons in the region — and how that impacts both the water level and the…
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Pretty in Pink
Published on December 8, 2015Lots of folks have heard of the playful bottlenose dolphin named Flipper, made famous by Hollywood movies and TV shows. But very few people know about Flipper’s rosy-colored cousin — the pink river dolphin — a rare species found in freshwater…
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