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   Amazon basin

   by Manaslu1985 30 May 2012

   Hi! My husband and I are planing a trip to SA, from Bolivia up to Colombia. We want to visit Amazon basin; we were looking at Bolivia…

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   RE: LETICIA - too flooded to go there?

   by borugo 23 May 2012

   If you are looking for something similar to Leticia, it must be in the Amazon basin. Think of Mitu, in the Vaupes River or Mocoa, in the…

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   RE: Banos to Cotopaxi

   by abbilisia2 22 May 2012

   if your just going to the refujio then you will probably be ok....I came from teh Amazon basin to climb Illinizia norte the next day.…

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   RE: Amazon trekking - how to find a local guide

   by abbilisia2 22 May 2012

   I stayed with a family in the Amazon Basin in Ecuador for 6 months and we did many trips into the jungle to stay for days. We built shelters…

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   Best place to visit the rainforest/amazon basin

   by teddycricket 09 May 2012

   Hi, I am going to be travelling through Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and perhaps Colombia from mid May through August. I will…

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   Roads to Tupiza via Potosi & Uyuni

   by ninamelief 01 May 2012

   Hi all! My partner and I are going to be traveling round Bolivia in June. We are doing the Amazon basin ect then want to head south,…

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   RE: Advice: Cusco to Tres Cruces - Best way?

   by jamesbrunker 26 April 2012

   Probably easiest to join a tour in Cusco, its quite a popular start point for biking trips as well as sunrise trips. Plenty of local buses…

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   2 weeks in Peru - domastic bus/train/flight

   by Tetriseyeris 24 April 2012

   I am in the midst of planning a 2-week trip to Peru. We managed to snag Inca trail permits for the 2nd week of our trip, so we know we…

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   Hiring a Private Guide - Iquitos, Peru and Manaus, Brazil

   by CaliforniaBoy 21 April 2012

   Any of you kind folks here on Lonely Planet have any experience with hiring a private guide for an Amazonian expedition. I plan on an…

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    Interoceanic Highway Road Trip Buddy

    by Robbie1 19 April 2012

    I am driving with a friend from Lima to the Amazonian region on the Brazilian border (and possibly beyond, could any veterans of cross-borde…

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    RE: Hawaii - O'ahu Honeymoon Advice! (camping, hiking, sightseeing)

    by SoloHobo 09 April 2012

    I understand it been a dream of yours to always go to Hawaii, I was the same way. But Hawaii is a very touristy place and its also been…

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    bolivia & Peru too wet in Dec-Jan??

    by tokalon 09 April 2012

    Planning my first ever trip to S. America......Just read a few references to how wet it can get in Bolivia during December & January,…

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    tours, or solo travel in Peru & Bolivia??

    by tokalon 02 April 2012

    I'm planning my 1st trip to S. America in Dec '12 & Jan '13....just Peru & Bolivia for about 6 weeks. I've normally travelled solo &…

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    RE: Need help and advice for crazy RTW-route!

    by mstep 02 April 2012

    There's really no bad time of the year for a trip in South America. January is definitely the best time for visiting Patagonia . And it's…

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    RE: Possible itineraries

    by DUDE057 25 March 2012

    It would be in part scenery and in part history. But I ma really leaning another direction.That's why I thought of Sucre, Potosi and then…

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    Inca Trail - booking panic

    by lauratheexplora 24 March 2012

    Hi, I'm going to Peru in the Summer and was going to thoroughly research it and book it in the Easter holidays. However, I've just looked…

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    Re: Peru Amazon basin

    by Cecilia 20 March 2012

    If you are on a tight budget... Inotawa or the other lodges in Tambopata also have only the jungle sounds, with insects and monkeys and…

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    RE: Peru Amazon basin

    by AmazonExplorerPeru 20 March 2012

    Hi Visubram and thank you for your interest in visit the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. If you plan to visit northern Peru, Iquitos and…

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    Re: Peru Amazon basin

    by joyintravel 20 March 2012

    Just dont rule out Iquitos yet. You have to be cautious as there are several "jungle" lodges an hour or 2 out of Iquitos, go instead…

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    RE: what injections and do i need malaria tablets for peru?

    by nutraxfornerves 19 March 2012

    Take a look at [_Travel Health Information fo rPeru_|http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/destinations/south-america/peru.aspx] from the…

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    RE: Peru Amazon basin

    by pezzi686 17 March 2012

    if its going to be your first time to the Amazon both locations are awesome! Puerto Maldanado is convenient for its location but its not…

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    RE: Peru Amazon basin

    by amz155 17 March 2012

    Thanks Cecilia. I'll check out your photos. We stayed at a jungle camp in Borneo that was 'only' a 45 minute boat ride into the jungle.…

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    RE: Peru Amazon basin

    by Cecilia 17 March 2012

    By the way, if you're a group of ten and want to pre-book everything, isn't it easier to book the whole holiday through GAP or whatever…

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    RE: Peru Amazon basin

    by Cecilia 17 March 2012

    @visubram "It looks like it seems to be somewhere in between Iquitos and Cusco in terms of level of wilderness." > Cusco is not a jungle...…

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    RE: Peru Amazon basin

    by amz155 17 March 2012

    #1 (Cecilia): I keep coming across your posts where you recommend the PM trip that you took and Inotwaa Lodge....so you have me interested!…