Cruising the Amazon River in Peru

A riverboat trip through Peru offers wildlife sightings, jungle excursions, encounters with a shaman, and stunning scenery. It's also heaven for serious bird-watchers and folks like me who are just learning the basics about the many species found in this tropical environment.

Read more about our adventures cruising on the Amazon River in Peru in my article for Arizona Highroads.

http://www.aaahighroads.com/article/cruising-amazon



River people fishing on the Amazon River at sunset



River reflections when boating on a tributary of the Amazon



Larry on a jungle walk



We fished for--and caught--piranhas



Riding in a skiff through the jungle

 

Photos by Larry and Beverly Burmeier