 | RainforestPartnership |  | 2009 Trans-Amazon Expedition |
Aug 12 2009
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A 2,500 mile descent of the world's largest river to raise awareness of deforestation and climate change. Follow us as we bring to light in both words and pictures, the face of deforestation on the banks of the Amazon.
Take the trip with us.
Joseph Hochman
Expedition Leader
josephhochman@yahoo.com
Timothy Hawkins
Photographer
timothyjhawkins@gmail.com
www.timothyjhawkins.com
The new website is up!! click the link to check it out. Tell your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, kids, neighbors' kids-- everyone to donate and support our cause.
http://rainforestpartnership.org/blog/?page_id=167
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When people from home ask me about people from the river, I always tell them about the teacher's wife. We had been staying in Chipaota for the better half of a week, living and working with the men and women of the community and trying as best we could to assimilate ourselves... |
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We had made it to Leticia, the end of our paddling leg, but we still had a long way to go to get to Manaus. Leticia is a Columbian town situated on the tri-border of Peru, Columbia and Brazil. As soon as we set foot on the banks of Leticia and climbed the wooden steps that led to the central... |
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Paddling the final few meters into Porta Masusa in Iquitos was like stepping into another world. We rounded a bend in the river out of the ether a mass of lights and urban sprawl lay ahead of us. We spent four days surrounded by the concrete and grime of this lost city dropped in the middle of the... |
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So excited for you both!
Written by lisamarieram 12 months ago
Be sure to make updates when you can! What an amazing adventure....a TRUE adventure for a GREAT cause! Best of Luck! Lisa
Great pics and overview of city
Written by morkwink 12 months ago
The pictures are stunning and I love your description of the city. Feel like I'm there!
Glad it's going so well
Written by thawkins 12 months ago
We are monitoring (constantly) your progress. Great pictures and journal entries. I'm totally impressed. Dad
Awesome!
Written by AlexMedina 10 months ago
Your pictures are beautiful. I love the emotions that come thru each pic. Good luck! Alex
Amazon Lodges in Peru - Rainforest Expeditions
Written by Claudia Deza 10 months ago
I will always remember my journey to the Amazon in Peru; it was an unforgettable experience that changes my life. If you have the opportunity to visit Peru, you must go to the Amazon and stay for at least a week to know biological reserves, parks, rivers, and its flora and fauna. Also, I want to recommend you to stay in Rainforest Expeditions, an Amazon lodges in Peru that offers the best of this part of Peru. If you want more information visit its websites http://www.perunature.com