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Pictures of a jungle bitch

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

At the western end of the Amazon river, where Peru, Brazil and Colombia meet, there is a conglomeration of strange little jungle towns. On the far south-eastern corner of Colombia, the city of Leticia borders directly with the Brazilian city of Tabatinga and together they make up a local hub for trade and tourism - even if they have no road connection to the outside world. From here I went on a boat ride into the many rivers that come together to make up the Amazon, finally ending up on a river bank technically located in Peru. It was there I met her. (more…)