Tarapoto

After a pleasant stay in the Sacred Valley, we headed back to the jungle. This time we visited the city of Tarapoto in Peru's Amazon. There is only one word to describe this city--hot! In three words, I would describe it as hot, hot, hot!

Going to Tarapoto feels a bit like stepping into the 1950s. Burgers are cheap, turquoise and aqua are the colors of choice, and young people only come out at night to show off their motorcycles. Literally everyone here has a motorcycle (or mototaxi) and there is no limit to the number of people who will pile on a single bike. Grandma, baby, and even the family dog--everyone can be seen enjoying the closest thing to air conditioning this city knows.

Below are a few pictures from the area.

Rurrenabaque, San Miguel del Bala, and a lot of wild pigs!

Over the past few days, Ryan and I have seen a slew of wild pigs, the world´s largest rodent, angry monkeys, happy monkeys, parrots, toucans, cayman, and more insects than I care to remember. We`ve been taking in Bolivia`s Amazon in Rurrenabaque and its surrounding environs.