Peru Part II - Iquitos, Peru

We thought it was awesome that there was a bidet in our bathroom.

Belen (the floating city)

The Market in Belen- I have never seen anything like this before. It was very stinky. They eat so many different things. Can you see the turtles in the bucket (above) ready to be prepared.

All of that stuff on the ground is mud, garbage and crap

The houses on stilts- it's low season. Take one step to the right or left and your ankle deep in muddy raw sewage and trash. Smelt great!

We went on a jungle tour on the Amazon river. Everytime we went on a different river the water changed different colors from brown to black.

We went to Monkey Island to visit an animal rescue and feed the monkeys

We tried to fish for Piranha's but caught some other small fish instead.

Went on a hike in the Amazon. Can you see the water levels on the tree. That's how high the water gets during the rainy season

I had to try swinging on the vines

We went to a Native Village and tried out a blow gun.

Hermana Zoila -She fed Brett and his companions and they lived next door in rooms she rented to missionaries as apartments.

Brett's apartment

The nice church buildings. Probably one of the nicer buildings in Iquitos.

I tried this fruit called "aguaje" It's kind of a joke in Peru that if you eat a lot of this fruit you can turn a little "fruity". It tasted disgusting!

Ernesto-He went on splits with Brett and his companion 10 years ago


We found Dr Jack Mendoza King's house/dental office- This family fed Brett on his mission. Jack was pretty excited to find out Brett was a dentist now. They had quite a bit to talk about

The Mendoza King and Barcia Family

Ivonne Barcia- We visited with her mom the day before with the Mendoza King Family. Her mom told us that we would be able to see her at the airport before we flew out