A few pictures from a recent trip to Peru, from the jungle to the hills.

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Balsapuerto, a small village in the Amazon

Welcome to the mayor’s office

In the middle of a hot day

Amerika, who spoke Spanish rather fast

The main and almost only street in Balsapuerto

Miguelita with some of her kids, plus some more who joined in for the pic

Cocoa beans

Waiting for Mauricio..

.. and playing around with two of his kids in the meantime

Edegar and Raise

Chilling in the fireplace

Mauricio the curandero..

.. and his wife Resurrección

In the jungle

Going shopping

Teresa, our lovely host

Waiting for a ride to Yurimaguas

This poor guy got my lunch

Finally on the truck, about ten minutes before it was fully loaded with green bananas

In the streets of Yurimaguas

Tarapoto aka landing in the fields

I have one of these on my table now, thank you

Ladies in Huaraz

The all-important coca

Beautiful Chavín

Say cheese :)

That’s the highest we’ve stayed, almost 3 200 m

Ladies chatting

Still in Chavín

On a market

Temples, plazas and mazes of the ancient Chavín civilisation, now under UNESCO protection

A small replica of Lanzon, the main deity of Chavín culture

A lady selling fermented corn lemonade

They are all around

I bought a great snack here..

.. and met this lady on the way back

Entonces, hasta luego! :)