And then I headed into the Amazon. Not super deep into it, that’ll come later, but it exciting because I’d never been there before. The first town I stayed in was called Puyo.
Highway to the Danger Zone.
Look like a normal town, right?
Wrong. It’s called Shell, after the oil company, which is kind of weird.
It was a lot greener and a lot hotter out of the mountains.
See.
Pleasant river I walked past while hitching.
Wood pile.
Mmm giant raspberry juice.
Vote Lenin.
And then I was in Puyo.
Not the greatest bit of sculpture I’ve ever seen. The girl on the left looks like the creepy kid in the movie Akira.
Leafy.
Puyo’s not very grand Malecon.
That’s literally all of it.
Obviously I climbed the tower. Just wait a few photos.
Bridge.
River.
There you go. View over Puno from the tower, with typical threatening rainclouds a la rainforest. It absolutely hammered it down a few hours later.
Be careful with those smartphones, kids.
“Only you, I don’t need more”
And that’s all you’re getting.
Total distance hitchhiked: 62,968 km.
Total number of rides: 451.