Day 7: Isla Genovesa

Fur Seal taking a nap Blue-Footed Booby telling us off
Frigatebird showing off for the ladies
One hungry Nazca chick
Stare down with a young booby
Eagle Ray just passing through.
Two Swallow-tailed Gulls trying to make another.

Day 8: N. Seymour

A pretty face except for the fly in the eye.Iguana soaking up the sun.

Blue-footed Booby trying to enchant his girl

Amazon

Before heading out deep into the Amazon I spent a few hours at an animal orphanage outside of Iquitos.

Watch your fingers.
As we walked around the orphanage, and fed various animals this little guy followed us. He also attempted to steal food from all the other animals (except for the jaguar).
Me and the taper
Anteater slurping up some milk
The next day I headed out on a speed boat 120 km deep into the Amazon with my guide, Aaron, whose Jungle Name is Elf due to his small stature.

Here´s a sunrise shot on the Amazon River
The jungle lodge where I spent 3 nights

Me in my beekeeper suit preparing to eat a grub. Strangely they taste like coconut.
Termites nest
Some fruit bats in hiding
Big ol´tarantula

My guide, Aaron, had the eyes of a hawk, and was constantly spotting animals. In one day he found 5 sloths and 8 iguanas. In this shot, he´s showing off his tree climbing skills as he "rescues" a sloth from the tree top.
Here he sending the three toed sloth to the boat for safety and further analysis.
Me and Miss Sloth
Canoeing around
A little cayman

I went camping for one night, which was more than enough considering the amount of mosquito and ant bites I received. Aaron´s cooking on his makeshift stove.
My hand after being attacked by vicious fire ants
Aaron caught a 2 1/2 ft. anaconda.
Crazy man in a beekeeper suit holding an anaconda.

Successful afternoon fishing for piranhas Closeup of their razor-sharp teeth

Floating Village

Inside Iquitos lies Belen, a floating shanty-town, and home to 7,000 inhabitants. I rented a canoe for a couple bucks, and got a great view of the town. Leaving the port
The main strip


Some kids washing some clothes

Local salon
Belen Cathedral
Street off the main strip

Iquitos

Iquitos, the worlds largest city inaccessible by road. Its located in the Amazon Basin, and its the main starting point for jungle excursions. This is probably my favorite town in Peru, it feels like a strange mix between S.E. Asia and the Bayou.

Casa de Fierro (Iron House) designed by Eiffel, the famous creator of the Eiffel Tower. The building is not really that magical. In the photo you can also see a couple motocarros, which are similar to tuk-tuks in S.E. Asia, and are the main mode of transportation in Iquitos.
A worn down government building just outside of my hostel
local church
A Texan owns a bar/restaurant in town, and has it all decorated with dead animals and Lone Star memorabilia - go figure.
The best ice cream flavor in town.

River Rafting the Urubamba

Here are some photos of my river rafting experience on the Rio Urubamba just outside of Cusco, Peru. Loading the boats up
I´m in the front on the right side.

Shortly before the boat tipped completely over - As you can see I´m already swimming.
After being thrown out once, I decided it was best to duck down for the next set of rapids.