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Caño Creek / San Francisco.<br />
This lovely creek which leads to<br />
a lagoon is an ideal place to<br />
spend the afternoon in search<br />
of birds and playful monkeys.<br />
As our naturalist guide spots<br />
various creatures for us. Next<br />
we will visit the community of<br />
San Francisco which includes a<br />
short skiff ride and jungle walk to<br />
meet local villagers who have<br />
called Amazonia their home for<br />
generations. Here we will visit a<br />
market featuring amazing arts<br />
and crafts from the local women.<br />
Following this visit will be a jungle<br />
walk with our guide to search for<br />
nocturnal creatures<br />
Accommodation: Delfin III<br />
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner<br />
Day 19 – Sat 12 May<br />
Amazon Cruise / Iquitos / Lima<br />
After breakfast we continue<br />
our journey on the Yarapa River<br />
to experience the species-rich<br />
rainforest with its spectacular<br />
wilderness, where among others,<br />
squirrels, capuchin monkeys and<br />
herons can be seen. We reach<br />
the port of Nauta where we<br />
disembark the Delfin II to take<br />
the bus to Iquitos. On our way to<br />
the airport of Iquitos, we visit the<br />
Rescue and Rehabilitation center<br />
of river mammals, where you<br />
will have the opportunity to see<br />
baby manatees and learn more<br />
about these wonderful creatures<br />
and why they are listed as<br />
endangered species. Afterwards<br />
you will be transferred to Iquitos<br />
airport to join your flight to Lima.<br />
Accommodation: Jose Antonio<br />
Hotel/Lima<br />
Meals: Breakfast<br />
Day 20 – Sunday 13 May<br />
Lima<br />
This morning we enjoy a tour of<br />
Peru’s capital city, Lima, founded<br />
by Francisco Pizarro in 1534.<br />
Many of the beautiful old colonial<br />
buildings remain. The heart of<br />
the city is the Plaza Mayor, a<br />
colourful public square flanked<br />
by the Government Palace, the<br />
Cathedral, the Archbishop’s<br />
Palace and other amazingly<br />
beautiful buildings. The Plaza<br />
Mayor is linked to Plaza San Martin<br />
by a pedestrian mall. Since the<br />
1920’s Lima has struggled to<br />
contain a population explosion of<br />
largely poorer, rural folk migrating<br />
to the capital searching for a<br />
better life. Shanty towns surround<br />
the capital today. Our sightseeing<br />
tour starts with Lima’s historic<br />
centre, declared a World Heritage<br />
Site by UNESCO in 1988. As you<br />
wander the main plaza and Plaza<br />
San Martin it is hard not to wonder<br />
about its diverse architecture.<br />
The San Marcos University,<br />
the first in <strong>South</strong> <strong>America</strong>, was<br />
founded in 1551. We then head<br />
to ‘Casa Aliaga’, the oldest<br />
colonial house in Latin <strong>America</strong>.<br />
It has been owned By the family<br />
Aliaga and their descendants<br />
since Francisco Pizarro granted<br />
this ancient temple to one of his<br />
followers Jeronimo de Aliaga in<br />
1535. It features a series of salons<br />
that represent life in Lima in the<br />
16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.