Project VistaPeru - A Humanitarian Service Project

Maps & more:

Cabo Pantoja, Belen District, Loreto Province Google maps

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San Juan de Huashalado, Belen District, Loreto Province Google maps

Iquitos is the largest city in the Loreto region. The native people of the Amazon region of Peru include the Yagua Indians

An interesting history of Iquitos

The World Fact Book has a wealth of current information about Peru

Machu Picchu was a royal refuge of the Incan rulers, high in the Andes

A link to the Travel Company guiding the trip:

Travel in Missions the travel company
       Queen Adventures Peru Tours & Expeditions

Additional photos from the 2005 trip

Fun Links:

Fitzcarraldo - a great film on the Amazon and its tributaries , some of which was filmed in Iquitos, Peru

Another Werner Herzog film, Aguirre - Wrath of God was filmed in the Peruvian Amazon, in the region just south of Loreto

• Renovate a Medical Clinic
  
  
• Dig a new well
  
  
• Perform maintenance on the schools
  
  
• Add to the libraries in each school
  
  
• Improve language skills
  
  
• Build a children's playground
  

• Study the environment
  
  
• Experience cultural traditions
  
  
• Explore the jungle and its inhabitants
  
  
• Make new friends!