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    The Peruvian Amazon

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    A young mother and child share a quiet moment as they journey on one of three cargo ships which make their way up the Peruvian Amazon from Iquitos just a few times each month. Views[903] Small dugout canoes are the most common way to get around for people living in Peru's Amazon River region. Those who can afford it may have a small motor on a long shaft attached to their boats, if not, paddles do the job just fine. This woman carries a bag of orange tucuma, a popular snack of boiled palm tree fruit. Views[1391] A woman naps in a hammock with her two sons. They are in one of hundreds of hammocks crowded together to accommodate passengers travelling up the Amazon on cargo ships, which carry everything from building supplies and livestock, to government-issued condensed milk in tins destined for some of Peru's most remote villages. Views[446] A girl gazes out of her front door, keeping an eye on younger brothers and sisters, in the tiny Amazon village of Nuevo Rocafuerte at the border between Peru and Ecuador. Views[851] A young Amazonian girl caresses her claw-bearing pet, a baby coati. It is not uncommon to see children along Peru's Rio Napo with pet monkeys, tiger cats, and parrots. Views[2077]
     

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