Iquitos Stories

Crossing the border illegally into Peru, a detailed description of how to sneak into Machu Pichu with a dog, psychedelic revelations after trying ayahuasca, everything about the Choquequirao hiking trek, traveling by boat on the Peruvian Amazonas and into Colombia and more, much more. Part 1 - Preconceptions Part 2 - Crossing borders Part 3 - Cusco Part 4 - Machu Pichu Part 5 - Lima Part 6 - Paracas Part 7 - Choquequirao Part 8 - Iquitos Part 9 - Ayahuasca Part 10 - Conclusion

From the gift of a barefoot childhood on the banks of the River Amazon, to fame and fortune on the other side of the world: such is the panoramic sweep of their rain forest romance. For Zaphira, flower of the forest, swept onwards by the tide of events, life's tumbling journey to the jungle-city of Iquitos and beyond is as exciting as it is varied. Here is a chronicle of adversity and success that ebbs and flows across the globe - a book which captures the dark magic of the imperilled rain forest as never before. This is a story of exploration that starts and finishes in a canoe on the headwaters of the king of rivers, reaching out from the New World to the Old. It is a celebration of love and creation that will sing in the heart like a great symphony.