Amazon | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Sun, 22 Oct 2023 04:10:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg Amazon | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Waterfalls and Historic Sites in Northern Peru http://joe.in/waterfalls-and-historic-sites-in-northern-peru/ http://joe.in/waterfalls-and-historic-sites-in-northern-peru/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 04:10:56 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=8417 Most tourists cross the Peru-Ecuador border near the Pacific Coast at Aguas Verdes. However, if you are adventurous, have time and speak some Spanish, I recommend crossing inland at La Balsa and seeing the region’s spectacular sites. A post about … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/waterfalls-and-historic-sites-in-northern-peru/feed/ 1 The Interoceanic Highway Trip http://joe.in/the-interoceanic-highway-trip/ http://joe.in/the-interoceanic-highway-trip/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:19:04 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5809 A llama with a view near Tantamaco in Macusani District Rocío and my month-long trip along and around the Interoceanic Highway in southern Peru and eastern Brazil was one of my greatest travel experiences. The red pins show places visited … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/the-interoceanic-highway-trip/feed/ 0 San Gaban and the Lizard Mouth http://joe.in/san-gaban-and-the-lizard-mouth/ http://joe.in/san-gaban-and-the-lizard-mouth/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:06:12 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5737 San Gaban is a pleasant village located on the Interoceanic Highway in the Puno Region between Puerto Maldonado and Macusani. Despite being only 100 kilometres’ drive north of high altitude, tundra-climate Macusani, San Gaban is lowland and hot year-round. This … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/san-gaban-and-the-lizard-mouth/feed/ 2 San Gaban’s Third Annual Food Fair, Peru http://joe.in/san-gabans-third-annual-food-fair-peru/ http://joe.in/san-gabans-third-annual-food-fair-peru/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:53:11 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5708 Giant pineapples, diseased cacao beans and fruit I’d never heard of all featured at the third annual San Gaban Tropical Produce Agribusiness, Agriculture and Gastronomy Fair (III Feria Agropecuaria Agroindustrial y Gastronómico de Productos Tropicales). Luckily Rocío and I were … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/san-gabans-third-annual-food-fair-peru/feed/ 0 Oroya: Butterflies, Boats and Gold Mining in the Amazon Basin http://joe.in/oroya-butterflies-boats-and-gold-mining-in-the-amazon-basin/ http://joe.in/oroya-butterflies-boats-and-gold-mining-in-the-amazon-basin/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:54:04 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5692 The village of Oroya straddles the Inambari River and is known for its gold. Spanish speakers may find this unsurprising as oro in Spanish means gold. Oroya, incorporating Puerto Manoa, lies adjacent the Interoceanic Highway in Carabaya Province’s San Gaban District. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/oroya-butterflies-boats-and-gold-mining-in-the-amazon-basin/feed/ 0 Puerto Maldonado to San Gaban via Mazuko, Madre de Dios, Peru http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-to-san-gaban-via-mazuko-madre-de-dios-peru/ http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-to-san-gaban-via-mazuko-madre-de-dios-peru/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:18:27 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5664 After Brazil and a second visit to Puerto Maldonado in October 2016, Rocío and my intention was to return south to Macusani and visit Ollachea. In the shared taxi (colectivo) from Puerto Maldonado to Mazuko, the driver told us about … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-to-san-gaban-via-mazuko-madre-de-dios-peru/feed/ 0 Border fun on a trip to Acre, Brazil http://joe.in/border-fun-on-a-trip-to-acre-brazil/ http://joe.in/border-fun-on-a-trip-to-acre-brazil/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:10:12 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5605 Known as the end of Brazil, Acre is a seldom visited state in the far west of this giant country. South of Amazonas State, Acre also borders Peru and Bolivia. From Puerto Maldonado, Peru, in late September 2016 Rocío and … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/border-fun-on-a-trip-to-acre-brazil/feed/ 2 Puerto Maldonado, Southern Peru’s Amazon Gateway http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-southern-perus-amazon-gateway/ http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-southern-perus-amazon-gateway/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2018 11:26:22 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5631 Puerto Maldonado is the tourism, transportation and economic centre of Peru’s southern Amazon Basin. Direct buses and flights from Cusco make Puerto Maldonado a convenient Amazon alternative to Iquitos in Peru’s north. Puerto Maldonado lies at the confluence of two … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-southern-perus-amazon-gateway/feed/ 4 Eating in Puerto Maldonado http://joe.in/eating-in-puerto-maldonado/ http://joe.in/eating-in-puerto-maldonado/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2018 03:32:43 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5492 Puerto Maldonado in southern Peru’s Amazon Basin has great tropical produce. Rocío and I enjoyed tasting the exotic flavours at markets, cafes and restaurants. Central Market (Mercado Modelo) Puerto Maldonado’s main market has the city’s best range of food with … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/eating-in-puerto-maldonado/feed/ 1 From Andean Glaciers to the Amazon Jungle in one Spectacular Day http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/ http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:11:56 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5572 The journey from Ayapata to Puerto Maldonado was my most amazing and varied single day of travel ever. Seeing glaciers, tropical jungle and other magnificent landscapes all on the same day is hard to beat. In late September 2016 Rocío … Continue reading →

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