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Unemployed shaman

The Peruvian Amazon is huge. Most organized trekking is going on in the Southeastern part of the jungle, near the Bolivian border in Manu National Park. Everywhere in the east and especially near the Colombian/ Peruvian/ Brazilian tri-border is completely wild and unexplored. Bring a machete, mosquito net, good boots, and a willingness to suffer if you really want to explore this region.

The main hub of transport and tourism in the jungle is Iquitos, the jungle city. A journey to Iquitos overland requires spine jostling trip over the mountains, high jungle, and low jungle through dodgy narco-towns and eventually a long boat ride on the main tributaries of the Amazon down heading either north or east. Iquitos is a good place to begin the search for a good shaman for an Ayahuasca ritual, but definitely seek out references first and make sure that you feel comfortable with your religious guide.

M.J Lloyd was born and raised on a small farm in rural Ohio. At the age of 18 he hit the road to Alaska with a meager savings and no plan. Over the next 2 years he wandered in search of real answers and a livable life. The journey has taken him through three continents, various loves, battles with the loneliness and insanity of the road, and extreme poverty. Though the lessons haven’t been easy, he has learned much from the trail, and has reached a much happier and more peaceful understanding on the nature of his life.

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