our-grand-americas-adventure

We flew in through cloud and mist. Iquitos is an isolated Jungle Town of 300,000 people, with no roads in or out. In the 19th century, it was a rich, booming town, feeding off the rubber boom as the trees gave up their sap. Today, it is dominated by three-wheel motorbike Tuk-Tuks, which scream around town. One tried to run Mel over, but broke its wheel on her calf! The market we visited was a real eye-opener. Selling everything from the days catch, to jungle medicinal concoctions, to guinea-pig (a popular dish here), to splayed chickens with the egg still in situ!