18.03.13 Mazan

Sorry that I am behind on my blog. As you would expect, internet service is limited in the Amazon. Even with Iquitos nearby and villages with basic amenities, the reach of this area is still difficult. As I may have mentioned in last year's trip blog, Iquitos is only accessible by air or river. This time around, we are staying at Ceiba Tops; a jungle lodge on the banks of the Amazon River and about a 45min boat ride downriver from Iquitos. Our first day was to Mazan, a village accessible much easier by the small road indicated in the picture. Actually it was more like a double wide sidewalk. Otherwise, as you could tell by the map, a boat ride on the river would take forever (Mazan to Ceiba Tops going upriver is 16 hours !!)