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To the End of the Road - Chiclayo to Yurimaguas

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To the End of the Road - Chiclayo to Yurimaguas

PeruNorth was contacted by German journalist, Richard Kienberger, in August 2022 as he looked for a private vehicle to take him from Chiclayo to Yurimaguas, with a day’s break in Chachapoyas.

This was part of a longer trip to go across South America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. His particular interest was in the motorised vehicles - especially trucks - that ply their trade in these geographically-challenging areas.

Read an abridged, English-language version of the article Richard wrote for French transport magazine France Routes:

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Wendelstadt x 5 - Brazilian Amazon & Bonito Testimonial

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Wendelstadt x 5 - Brazilian Amazon & Bonito Testimonial

Read the experiences of a French-German family, living in London, who spent a week at Juma Lodge in the Brazilian Amazon followed by four nights at Zagaia Resort in Bonito, in the south-west of Brazil:

“We had a fab time …

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Downriver From Iquitos

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Downriver From Iquitos

These days, nearly all Amazon river cruises travel upstream from Iquitos to the confluence of the Ucayali and Marañon Rivers, and the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve. However, when I first took one of these cruises, in the year 2002, the Rio Amazonas took me and my group downstream to the tri-border with Colombia and Brazil. It remains a very interesting - albeit busier - river journey, which can be visited using local transport or by chartering your own vessel.