Iquitos and The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Peru 2012

[Protectyaaaneck]

In late July/early August of this year I was lucky enough to travel with my girlfriend to Peru and visit the Amazon Jungle. I spent exactly 2 weeks with her after she had finished her 3 week study program in Huaraz. We visited many places and got to see some amazing things, but out of all of the things we experienced, I think our trip to the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve was one of my favorites. My camera broke two days into the jungle so I didn't get to capture everything I wanted, but I still got a few good pictures. The first few pictures are of Iquitos and then the rest are from our stay within the National Reserve. Our guides took us on an amazing adventure that will never be forgotten. It was an absolute blast and I can't wait until I get to return.

A bit of Iquitos:

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[advan]

Nice! Talk about envy! Thanks for sharing Jason!

 

[jbm150]

Good stuff! Nice catches for just fishing with a stick. I love peacock bass, favorite freshwater fish to catch

 

[Terry D]

Jason, Wow- nice pics!!.........and lucky, you. Close call with that sloth! I'm guessing that your girlfriend must be working either in human studies or ichthyology. Did y'all eat any of those piranha!? 0-;
I'm hoping to be able make it to Ecuador in the next year or two- a very close second would be Costa Rica.

Thanks for sharing, bro!

T

 

[tarcan]

cool photos, somehow I missed this thread

thanks for sharing

Martin

 

[Protectyaaaneck]

Nice! Talk about envy! Thanks for sharing Jason!

Thanks, Chad! Wish I had more wildlife pictures to share with you guys. It was quite a bummer that my camera died half way through.

Good stuff! Nice catches for just fishing with a stick. I love peacock bass, favorite freshwater fish to catch

Thanks, Jeff. I loved how up close and personal the fishing was in the Amazon. You would throw out your line, wait for a nibble, and then set your hook and pull the fish out of the water at the same time. Unfortunately I didn't get to catch any peacock bass while I was there, Jillie was the only person who did. I really really really wanted to catch one while I was down there but I had no such luck. The electric eel was cool, but it was still no peacock bass.

Jason, Wow- nice pics!!.........and lucky, you. Close call with that sloth! I'm guessing that your girlfriend must be working either in human studies or ichthyology. Did y'all eat any of those piranha!? 0-;
I'm hoping to be able make it to Ecuador in the next year or two- a very close second would be Costa Rica.

Thanks for sharing, bro!

T

Thanks, Terry! We were super lucky to have a sloth roaming around in the village the day we showed up. The best part was that it was only about 6-7 feet up in the tree, perfect for taking pictures. My girlfriend was actually up there studying Anthropology. We ate everything we caught in the Amazon aside from the electric eel. Didn't want to mess around with something so dangerous so deep into the jungle.

cool photos, somehow I missed this thread

thanks for sharing

Martin

Thanks, Martin! It was a great time, wish I could've stayed longer!