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The final chapter aka For the love of Pepe

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For our last stop on the gringo trail, we opted to head towards Peru's Amazonian region. As much as I enjoyed visiting all those Inca ruins, I figured it would be a nice change of pace to relax in the jungle and get to see some wildlife. So we flew into Puerto Maldonado, where we were met by our guide, Jose Antonio, who would remain with us for the next five days. He led us a couple of hours down the Tambopata River to the Inotawa Lodge, which would be our home base. Once we arrived he gave us a tour of this lovingly created eco-lodge, its facilities and its residents. That is when I fell in love. Near the dining room/ bar area lived the lodge's most charismatic ambassador, an ultra-affectionate red howler monkey named Pepe. Pepe's mother had been killed by poachers when he was still very young and through a series of events, he came to live at Inotawa. The owners have tried twice to release him far from the lodge, b

How cool is this?

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My brother, Roland, downloaded this picture from my last post, worked some magic on it and voila, it looks like a brand new photo. I love it!!