Iquitos turns out to be the biggest city in the world, at least out of those not reachable by road. There certainly are vehicles here (mostly taxi things that look like two motorcycles strapped together with a buggy on top... I've forgotten what they're called) but presumably they came down (or up) the Amazon by boat... like pretty much everything ( Read more... )

I've been on the ground for pretty much exactly a week now, staying with paisleychick and kragen. They live in a ( Read more... )