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Superb, uniquely intimate alternative travel guide to Iquitos and the Amazon rain forest based on over 15 years of personal research and first hand experience in the region by best selling author John Lane. Now in its 5th Edition, with thousands of copies sold to visitors and armchair travellers over the years. Fully indexed and copiously illustrated with photographs and maps. Itineraries are suggested, together with information on the colourful history, culture, people and legends of the forest, rivers, fish, fruits, butterflies and birds, animals, plants and local cuisine. Deforestation, climate change and conservation are covered. A detailed and entertaining guide that is very much about the path less travelled.

Table of Contents:
Getting Oriented - Familiarisation - The Rubber Boom - Eating Out - Short Excursions and Taking to the Rivers - Travelling Further Afield - Fish, Fowl, Flora and Fauna - Tribes and Languages - Oil - Peruvian Navy in the Region - Arriving and Accommodation - Vocabulary - Deforestation and Conservation - Index

About the Author :
Best selling author John Lane first went to South America in 1959, meeting President Frondisi of Argentina and moving on through Uruguay to Brazil. He travelled to Peru from Belize in 1997 and lived in Miraflores, Lima for three years, writing A Very Peruvian Practice about his country-wide experiences (published by John Murray, hardback and paperback). He has also lived in Iquitos where he has several hectares of land on which oil has been discovered. He is now based in London, but visits Peru and the rain forest annually for weeks at a time

Review :
"Here is a book packed with information for anybody planning to visit this intriguing part of north-east Peru. It is also an absorbing read for the 'armchair traveller' who is interested in the lesser known regions of our world. John Lane writes with authority born of first-hand experience of living in the area. The large city of Iquitos (accessible only by boat or plane), the mighty River Amazon and the precious Peruvian rain forest are described with detailed affection. The author has succeeded in making this guide highly informative and a pleasure to read." Amazon review. "Better than ever...most readable travel guide I've encountered EVER!!' 'A very entertaining read, fully of quirky and witty asides in addition to lots of useful tips...the author's enthusiasm shines through every page.' Verified Amazon purchase.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780956662286
  • Publisher: John Lane
  • Publisher Imprint: John Lane
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 300 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0956662285
  • Publisher Date: 10 Oct 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 210 mm
  • Sub Title: The Alternative Travel Guide
  • Width: 147 mm


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