Amazon River sunset - Photo by Devon Graham

Agalychnis craspedopus frog - Photo by Greg Dimijian

Eyelash toad - Photo by Konrad Mebert

Dragon mantis - Photo by David Schleser

 Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update on Peruvian Amazon trips that are coming up shortly. The really good news is that airfares have FINALLY come down to reasonable levels again! It is now possible to fly from various cities in the USA to Lima, Peru for $500 or less, and the travel agent that we work with - Maggie Morgenstein - has been able to get fares from Lima to Iquitos for as low as $124 (round-trip!) on Star Peru. this is about 1/2 of what airfares were costing last summer, so take advantage of it! 

Maggies' contact info is at the bottom of the email. Even if you're thinking of the end of the year or early in 2010, it isn't too early to get a good-priced ticket nailed down!

 

Attached is an Amazon medical trip report from Feb 2011. It is narrative style with lots of pictures (mostly non-medical!). Unless you're super squeamish, you won't find anything that grosses you out (I hope!). I trust that you will enjoy reading the report which strives to present a day-by-day accounting of what an Amazon medical service trip is like. VIEW.