Casa Sandoval
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We reached the Casa Sandoval by 12:40 am. Its one of the 4 lodges on the the Sandoval lake. Despite wearing the rain gear, we were completely soaked due to the rain. We changed into some dry clothesもっと詳しく
Lunch at Casa Sandoval
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I tried the fruit of the palm. It doesn't taste all that good, had a thin but crackling outer shell (much like an egg shell) and a huge seed. So, basically not much gain for a lot of effort to eatもっと詳しく
Evening boat ride
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
At 3:30 pm, it was still raining heavily but we still decided to go for a ride. It was nice and warm so I went with my swimming shorts and water shoes. We
Flowers of Passion Fruit vine
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We floated around in our canoe along the shore of the Sandoval lake. It was nice and quiet with the only sounds coming from the birds and animals in the vacinity. It was quite warm and still raining.もっと詳しく
Views around Sandoval Lake
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
On some of the high trees, we spotted the Red Cappuchin Monkeys. They were making a peculiar sound and calling to each other. Jorge explained that its normally the juveniles that make that sound whenもっと詳しく
Squirrel Monkeys and the Heron
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Around 5:50,it was starting to get a bit dark. We saw some Squirrel monkeys on some of the trees near the shore. We also spotted a heron and a cayman.
The Nymphs
2017年11月6日, ペルー ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
It was almost 6:30 pm, it was dark by now. The rain had also stopped. The air above was cooler than the water of the lake, so there were wisps of steam rising over the lake. It was magical. We couldもっと詳しく
Morning canoe ride (Sandoval Lake)
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
We woke up at 5 am and were on the canoe by 5:30 am. The rain had stopped finally after almost 36 hours so we could carry the cameras with the zoom. The sky was still cloudy and a bit overcast. It wasもっと詳しく
Flora and Fauna Sandoval Lake
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The area of the Sandoval lake is very rich in plant and animal life. We saw many birds and flowers during the early part of ride.
Bats and Squirrel Monkeys
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Previous evening, we had seen a lot of bats flying in the air and swooping down and eating the nymphs that had fallen into the water. Now, during the day, they were hanging upside down on the trunk ofもっと詳しく
Anhingas and Hoatzel
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We saw more of the Hoatzels along the shore of the lake. A lot of them had their wings spread out for drying. We also saw many Anhingas fishing in the lake.
Giant River Otters & Red Howler Monkeys
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
A bit further along the coast, we came across some giant river otters fishing in the lake. The quiet of the jungle was broken by a loud rumbling sounds like those of big commercial airplane takingもっと詳しく
Back to the lodge
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We saw a pair of Long billed woodcreeper feeding their chicks inside the hollow of a palm tree. We turned back towards the lodge and were back by about 8 am.
The Craze for Travelling
These are palm fruits. Not very tasty and very little flesh inside
Start of the journey back from Sandoval
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After the morning expedition, we returned to the lodge at about 8:15 am. We were quite hungry but the breakfast was ready. After the breakfast, we relaxed a while before leaving the lodge for theもっと詳しく
Back on the mud track to Rio Madre
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After the canoe ride, it was the 2 kms trek back on the mud road. Due to the humidity, there were many beautiful butterflies on the way. The road was still all muck and water but better than when weもっと詳しく
Back to Porto Maldonado
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
By about 12:15 pm, we were back at the port on Rio Madre de Dios. Our board was waiting there to take us back to Porto Maldonado. The journey took us about 45 min.
Catching up on the calories
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Back at Puerto Maldonado, we rearranged our bags. The laundry was also done, so we changed into some dry clothes and went out looking for some food and drinks..... and ice creams.
Bridge on Rio Madre de Dios
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After a relaxed lunch and some ice creams we still had 4 hours to kill before our night bus to Cusco, so we walked along the Rio Madre de Dios one of the bigger tributaries of the Amazon.
Evening at Puerto Maldonado
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We spent the evening walking around the tiny village. I bought a cough syrup for the dry cough I'd been having for a few days and Hristo bought his Tequila in one of the bars and then we did a cheersもっと詳しく
Puerto Maldonado harbor
2017年11月7日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We spent some time on the Puerto Maldonado harbor where they have built a memorial for the marines that have participated in wars from this area.
Off to Cusco
2017年11月8日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
In the evening our tour operator dropped us off to the bus station. We took our Cruz del Sur us for the journey back to Cusco. The buses have a personal entertainment system so we watched some moviesもっと詳しく
Relaxed day in Cusco
2017年11月8日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We checked into our hostel (Barro Inka) at around 10 am and then spent the morning freshening up, repacking the bags and also trying to plan what all to do in the coming days.
In the afternoon, weもっと詳しく
Cusco city center
2017年11月8日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After going through the different tour options with about 10-15 different operators, we managed to book the tour of the Moray-Maras-Salineras and the Sacred Valley but we still couldn't book theもっと詳しく
Chinchero textile techniques
2017年11月9日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
At the artisan center, we got a demonstration of the full process that goes into the making of the textile.
First, they use the root of a plant called Sakhta. This plant is also called the Incaもっと詳しく
The weaving
2017年11月9日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After preparing the dyes and dyeing the yarn, the next step is to weave. For this, a primitive form of a hand loom is used. Different patterns and icons that are relevant to the Inca like are wovenもっと詳しく
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Cosy bed room & Infact nicely kept lodge in deep jungles