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A man bails water out of his dug-out canoe on one of the black-water tributaries -
![A family goes about their day on the Amazon]()
A family goes about their day on the Amazon -
![A young girl looks out at the family next door; smaller communities along the waterway are made up of a few families living together]()
A young girl looks out at the family next door; smaller communities along the waterway are made up of a few families living together -
![The Peruvian Amazon is a paradise for bird lovers, with over 1,700 different species throughout the basin]()
The Peruvian Amazon is a paradise for bird lovers, with over 1,700 different species throughout the basin -
![A collection of overwater homes near Iquitos in the Amazon]()
A collection of overwater homes near Iquitos in the Amazon -
![A home in the Boras Boras community, located east of Iquitos towards the Brazilian border]()
A home in the Boras Boras community, located east of Iquitos towards the Brazilian border -
![Navigating the skiff through narrow Amazon waterways]()
Navigating the skiff through narrow Amazon waterways -
![The lounge and bar of the renovated Aria Amazon, Aqua Expedition's 16-cabin river boat]()
The lounge and bar of the renovated Aria Amazon, Aqua Expedition's 16-cabin river boat -
![Clothes drying in the sun along the river Ucayali]()
Clothes drying in the sun along the river Ucayali -
![Amazon giant waterlilies, which can grow up to 10 feet in diameter, have spines across the bottom to deter hungry water life]()
Amazon giant waterlilies, which can grow up to 10 feet in diameter, have spines across the bottom to deter hungry water life -
![A black spider monkey uses his long tail to balance on top of the water vegetation]()
A black spider monkey uses his long tail to balance on top of the water vegetation -
![A howler monkey snuggles in the crook of a tree branch]()
A howler monkey snuggles in the crook of a tree branch -
![Remolcaderos at rest in Iquitos; these small tug boats push large barges along Amazon waterways]()
Remolcaderos at rest in Iquitos; these small tug boats push large barges along Amazon waterways -
![The Aria Amazon from a distance]()
The Aria Amazon from a distance -
![High-water season in the Peruvian Amazon is from December to June and allows travelers to navigate parts of the jungle that are inaccessible during other times of year]()
High-water season in the Peruvian Amazon is from December to June and allows travelers to navigate parts of the jungle that are inaccessible during other times of year -
![One of the Aria Amazon's skiffs takes guests down a tributary]()
One of the Aria Amazon's skiffs takes guests down a tributary -
![A man ferries a small dug-out canoe on top of another down the Amazon]()
A man ferries a small dug-out canoe on top of another down the Amazon -
![A naturalist guide holds a red-bellied piranha, one of the most ferocious species of piranha, that was caught on a traditional wooden pole]()
A naturalist guide holds a red-bellied piranha, one of the most ferocious species of piranha, that was caught on a traditional wooden pole -
![Young men line up in motocarros, or Peruvian tuk-tuks, one of the main methods of transportation in the colorful streets of Nauta]()
Young men line up in motocarros, or Peruvian tuk-tuks, one of the main methods of transportation in the colorful streets of Nauta -
![The busy harbor in Nauta, the third largest city in the Peruvian Amazon (only 10% of Peru's population lives in the Amazon region, which makes up 60% of the county)]()
The busy harbor in Nauta, the third largest city in the Peruvian Amazon (only 10% of Peru's population lives in the Amazon region, which makes up 60% of the county) -
![A boy peers from under the table on a Mauta street corner where his mother sells peeled fruit]()
A boy peers from under the table on a Mauta street corner where his mother sells peeled fruit -
![A table of freshly caught fish in the open air fish market of Nauta]()
A table of freshly caught fish in the open air fish market of Nauta -
![Many teenagers in the Amazon are leaving their villages to find work in larger cities. Their departure is responsible for the shrinking population of the more rural Amazon communities.]()
Many teenagers in the Amazon are leaving their villages to find work in larger cities. Their departure is responsible for the shrinking population of the more rural Amazon communities.
