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the vehicle that took us into the jungle




Tuesday, 22 January 13
The start of the trek: a small village in
            the middle of nowhere.

Tuesday, 22 January 13
The village is nicknamed “Machete” due
                         to the many fights that happened here




Tuesday, 22 January 13
the first of many river crossings




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
approaching the first camp




Tuesday, 22 January 13
our guide & cook




Tuesday, 22 January 13
our beds




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
hot & sweaty, tiring walk




Tuesday, 22 January 13
this area used to be covered in coca plants - but now it is coffee & plantains




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
first glimpse of an indian village




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
time to cool off




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
the Russians




Tuesday, 22 January 13
boys out hunting




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
another great swimming spot: camp 2




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
thick virgin jungle:
                         easy to see how the guerrillas
                                   could hide




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
abandoned village: the indians are semi nomadic,
                            only staying in one spot for up to 5 years

Tuesday, 22 January 13
donkeys walk around the circle to work the grinder




Tuesday, 22 January 13
the intrepid explorers




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
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Tuesday, 22 January 13
the interesting device the indian men carry around and
                           use to poke at the cocoa leaves they are chewing in
                                               their mouths




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
beginning of the 1200 steps




Tuesday, 22 January 13
treacherous to go down
                          as slippery and mossy




Tuesday, 22 January 13
The Lost City




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
this rock was a map




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
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Tuesday, 22 January 13
the shaman’s chair




Tuesday, 22 January 13
there is still much of The Lost City covered in jungle




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
spot the soldier




Tuesday, 22 January 13
The mosquitoes managed to
 find some unprotected spots!
 The next morning they were
 even more swollen & I could
  hardly see out my right eye!




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
camp 3




Tuesday, 22 January 13
time to cool down again




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13
Russians returning




Tuesday, 22 January 13
Tuesday, 22 January 13

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The lost city