Journey to the Amazon
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Traversing Peru from West to East: The Chesapeake Semester team left Lima’s arid coastal desert and the ribbon of marine abundance of seals, sea lions and guano birds along its shores for the Amazonian interior. Traveling by plane, bus and boat students would explore the interior jungle of the Tombopata National Reserve for three days and three nights.
A crowded bus ride from Puerto Maldanado in the Madre de Dios Department takes the team to their boat. During the drive, students and faculty learned that the Peruvian Amazon’s main economic activities are gold mining, logging, the brazil nut harvest, agriculture, and ecotourism.
Michael Hardesty '05
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