There are two social events here in Iquitos that occur on a regular basis, birthdays and funerals, both start late and go long. Even small children’s birthdays can start at 9 or 10pm and go to the wee hours of the morning; funerals are an all night event. If it is an adult party, the …
Iquitos is the largest city in the world with no road to it, you can only get here by boat or by plane. This contributes to the dark side of this city of 600,000, a refuge for sexual deviants and pedophiles. On the boulevard less than 100 yards from my front door is a big sign …
Never have I been in a city that depended so much on motorcycles and motokars. Eigthty percent of the vechicles in Iquitos are some sort of motorcycle. The whine of engines grows at each stop light, like the go-cart track at the beach when the green light shines, until like a swarm of bees around the hive the street is buzzing. …
There is a guy here who writes a blog about Iquitos. I haven’t met him yet but I’m sure I will. He writes beautifully, here is a snippit from a recent post where he captured the circus that I get to watch every night from my balcony theater of the sublime. From Caleb – (you can …
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I arrived in Iquitos this morning and was greeted by Paul my friend and the director of People of Peru, www.peopleofperu.org, an incredible organization doing amazing things for the community with a free medical and dental clinic, supporting the children in the community and Poppy’s House an orphanage for neglected and abused girls and their …
It was really neat watching the kids playing soccer down below, they have put a lot of recreational facilities along the coast, I counted 13 soccer courts right on the beach. skateboard courses, basketball courts. Most of Lima comes out to play on the cliff overlooking the ocean. Then I had the pleasure of watching a …
My adventure began last night as we landed in Lima Peru. I walked around the city today to get a little of the flavor of the city. Found the local market and enjoyed watching all the families playing in the park along the ocean. I checked one of my usual websites for a condo to …