We spent a few days in Iquitos, before going downriver to Leticia/Tabatinga, and then on to Manaus
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Belem is a neighborhood in Iquitos that is down by the water. Many of the houses float,and canoes are the main mode of transportation in many places.
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Floating foundation for a house
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More Belem
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See at Lake Quistacocha, a zoo/swimming lake near Iquitos
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Another Quistacocha resident
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The botanical gardens at Quistacocha
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Just walking down the path
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Yummy
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An odd duck, as it were
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We were in Iquitos for the nation-wide strike to demonstrate dissatisfaction with Toledo, Peru's president
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Marching
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There was a huge parade in protest
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A normally crowded street sits empty. The ashes of a tired burned in the street last night are visible.
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Dressed to protest
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The march continues
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The first aid truck following the protest
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