TravBuddy.com: dawnontheamazon's Welcome to Iquitos Peru travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/18225 Welcome, I am Bill Grimes. I live and work in Iquitos Peru. This blog will focus on the charming port town of Iquitos and on my expeditions on the upper Amazon watershed of Peru. You will find travel planning strategies designed to help you save money and time. Thanks for visiting my blog. Stop in regularly for more information about Amazon tours, Amazon cruises, and the bio-diversity of the rainforest near Iquitos, Peru. en-us Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:35:15 PST Hi Friends from Iquitos Peru http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/Hi-Friends-from-Iquitos-Peru-Iquitos-8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:35:15 PST Hi Friends from Iquitos Peru Iquitos, Peru, Apr 06, 2008

Hi friends, I am back in Iquitos Peru. Sorry I haven't posted here lately. I do better when I can obsess on one or two problems. I have been workin...

]]> An Amazon Cruise to the Fiesta de la Confraternidad at the Triple Frontier http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/An-Amazon-Cruise-to-the-Fiesta-de-la-Confraternidad-at-the-Triple-Frontier-Iquitos-7 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:05:12 PST An Amazon Cruise to the Fiesta de la Confraternidad at the Triple Frontier Iquitos, Peru, Feb 09, 2008

One of our best festivals can only be reached from Iquitos Peru by an Amazon cruise to the triple frontier, over 536 kilometers downstream. The thr...

]]> What is the Biggest Travel Adventure You Have Never Heard of Until Now? http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/What-is-the-Biggest-Travel-Adventure-You-Have-Never-Heard-of-Until-Now-Iquitos-6 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:34:50 PST What is the Biggest Travel Adventure You Have Never Heard of Until Now? Iquitos, Peru, Jan 19, 2008

Hello my fellow Travel Buddies. I know many of you are thinking of your next good travel adventure. Let me share this with you. I believe t...

]]> Merry Christmas http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/Merry-Christmas-Iquitos-5 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:21:09 PST Merry Christmas Iquitos, Peru, Dec 24, 2007

Digital art by my son Matt Grimes

]]> Butterfly Farm, Iquitos Peru http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/Butterfly-Farm-Iquitos-Peru-Iquitos-4 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:29:24 PST Butterfly Farm, Iquitos Peru Iquitos, Peru, Dec 03, 2007

I am going to take you behind the scenes of the Amazon Animal Orphanage and Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm in Iquitos Peru. Most people know a little ...

]]> You Could Love Iquitos Peru http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/You-Could-Love-Iquitos-Peru-Iquitos-3 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:09:28 PST You Could Love Iquitos Peru Iquitos, Peru, Nov 09, 2007

Iquitos, Peru, is surrounded by grand rivers and lush rainforest. This charming city has been my home port for adventure cruises on the magnifice...

]]> Survival Fishing Three Hundred Kilometers up the Nanay River http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/Survival-Fishing-Three-Hundred-Kilometers-up-the-Nanay-River-Iquitos-2 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:20:43 PST Survival Fishing Three Hundred Kilometers up the Nanay River Iquitos, Peru, Oct 24, 2007

This is an account of my interaction with a character I worked with years ago. I hope to develop more stories about Jose and some of what he taught...

]]> The Price of Gas, and the Exchange Rate in Iquitos Peru http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/18225/The-Price-of-Gas-and-the-Exchange-Rate-in-Iquitos-Peru-Iquitos-1 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:08:10 PST The Price of Gas, and the Exchange Rate in Iquitos Peru Iquitos, Peru, Oct 21, 2007

This series of posts should help answer some of the questions I get asked all the time. What is the exchange rate? How much for a gallon of gas in ...

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