While in Iquitos I am staying at Nativa Apartments. It is owned and operated by Monica, whom I have known for 10 years now. I highly recommend you stay here if you are ever in Iquitos. If you mention my name, she will either give you a small discount, charge you 3 times as much or tell you she is fully booked. Depending on how well I behaved while there the last time. She loves animals. She has rescued many cats and dogs. They are all well loved and taken care of. And because of that they are all well behaved. For some reason all of them like me! There is one male dog that won’t pee or poop in the yard. He prefers the main tiled entrance area! Not so nice for guests. But he is slowly learning, I think. Below is a photo of my room.
Today I had mashed potatoes mixed with vegetables and of course a beer or two. Speaking of beer. A friend of mine asked me if I was drinking beer while in Peru (yes Kelvin…you!). Now anyone who knows me should know I drink beer wherever I go, except at the Monastery in Nepal. So a question like that could get a lot of different responses from me. But I politely responded…..yes. I should probably get a job as an official beer taster for Trip Advisor or Beer International (if there is one).
Below is a photo of my lunch/dinner. Mashed potatoes mixed with vegetables. It had mushrooms, green and red bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, tomatoes, lettuce and black olives. And was delicious.
Peru - The Amazon 