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Tag Archives: Manu Expeditions
The only way to get around: a motorized canoe
On the second day of our trip to Manu National Park we left the dirt roads and got into a motorized canoe with 2 boatmen to guide us down the rivers. Taxis pulled onto the beach to take us by … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, South America - 2016
Tagged Boca Colorado, canoe, Manu Expeditions, Manu National Park, Peru, travel
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We weren’t prepared for this
We climbed to the top of the 35 m. (115’) high observation tower to have a vista of the tree canopy outside Manu National Park in Peru. A few days earlier we had spent considerable time at Cocha Salavador observing … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, South America - 2016
Tagged giant otter, hoatzin, Manu Expeditions, Manu National Park, Peru, tapir, travel
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A long vigil at the clay lick
We didn’t travel all the way to Peru’s remote Manu National Park area to miss visiting a clay lick. Even though parrots and macaws are found in other places around the world, it is only in the Amazon Basin where they … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, South America - 2016
Tagged Blanquillo, clay lick, Manu Expeditions, Manu National Park, Peru, red and green macaw, travel
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Photographing the beautiful and unusual (in challenging conditions)
Photographers dream of finding themselves in an environment filled with the beautiful and exotic. We had many expectations for what we’d see on our trip to Peru’s Manu National Park, one of the most diverse places on Earth. Photography at … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, South America - 2016
Tagged Manu Expeditions, Manu National Park, Peru, photography, travel
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Staying far, far away
“Far away” is more than distance. When we have traveled around the world to developed areas, we know what we can expect – everything from roads to electricity, internet connection, and stores … On our 9-day trip to visit Peru’s Manu … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, South America - 2016
Tagged Cock of the Rock Lodge, Manu Expeditions, Manu National Park, Manu Wildlife Center, Peru, travel
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What’s Manu?
We’d never heard of Manu, and maybe you haven’t either. We stumbled upon a description of the park – very remote and one of the most bio-diverse places in the world – and we were hooked: we had to go … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, South America - 2016
Tagged caiman, Cocha Salvador, giant otters, Manu Expeditions, Manu National Park, Matsigenga, Peru, travel
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