Activities in Puerto Maldonado
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Madre de Dios ferry
The Madre de Dios ferry, at Puerto Capetania close to the Plaza de Armas, is a cheap way of seeing a little of this major Peruvian jungle river, which is about 500m wide at this point. The river traffic is colorfully ramshackle: peki-pekis (canoes powered by two-stroke motorcycle engines with outlandishly long propeller shafts) leave from the dock regularly, tracking at an almost impossible angle of 45 degrees to counter the strong river current. Brazil-bound drivers can ferry their vehicles across on wooden or metal catamarans to a rather desultory-looking ferry ‘terminal’ on the opposite side. Commit the sight to memory – when the Interoceanic Hwy comes to town, a huge …
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Tambopata Hostel
Tambopata Hostel can arrange fun salsa classes, basic Spanish lessons and Peruvian cookery classes for very reasonable prices.
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