Our first introduction to Lima was in the Plaza de Armes (Main Square) in downtown Lima, where we were greeted by the usual contingent of water cannon trucks, riot police with tear gas and the biggest Rottweillers you have ever seen with Hannibal Lector masks! Chris asked one of the policeman if there was a problem today and he replied that it was just normal! Most of what is on offer in Lima is around the Plaza and includes the Cathedral, which houses the d...

We had anticipated that the boat trip up the Amazon would stretch our patience, as it was so long, but in actual fact it turned out to be really relaxing - plenty of practice for entry into the olympics in the sleeping category! The journey took us from Manaus to Iquitos in the Brazilian Amazon region - a journey of 1200 miles, taking us a total of 2500 miles up the Amazon from the Atlantic. The boat itself was very busy. The third class travel that we ment...

Following our adventures into the Jungle we decided to take a pit stop in the Capital city of the region, Manaus. It is something of a surprise that the city is quite big and covers a large area. Manaus was the capital of the Rubber industry a hundred years ago and you can certainly see from some of the remaining architecture that it used to be a very wealthy town. It was the vision of the Governor at the time and became the first Brazilian ciry to have trolle...

From Venezuela we took a 29 hour journey by bus to reach our next destinatioin, Manaus, in the Amazonas region of Brazil. In doing so we crossed the equator from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere. Manaus is the capital of the area and with a population of 3m is a thriving city - not quite what you would expect for the middle of the rainforest. We decided to venture into the rainforest for 5 days as soon as we arrived, where you get the op...

Wow, Wow, Wow. Angel falls was absolutely stunning. The day begins with a flight from the local airport here into the jungle which forms part of the protected area called Canaima. The airstrip is basically a clearing in the jungle, big enough to take a six seater plane. The 'terminal' has a palm thatched roof so that gives you and idea of how small it is. We had three local Pemon Indians as our guide. The first day consists of exploring some of the waterfal...