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The tangle of jungle appeared daunting
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The tangle of jungle appeared daunting


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:19:56 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #151956_2111BCX
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Cut into the shore was an inlet
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Cut into the shore was an inlet


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:49:16 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #154916_2132BCX
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Bromeliads were communally found growing on trees
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Bromeliads were communally found growing on trees


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:12:14 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #151204_5295TNT
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On one stretch of shore was a lodge
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On one stretch of shore was a lodge


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:00:04 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #170004_2161BCX
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The river just then was at flood stage
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The river just then was at flood stage


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 13:23:40 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #132340_2357BCX
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Flooding could be hard on poorer families
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Flooding could be hard on poorer families


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 13:19:40 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #131940_2362BCX
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The jungle masked some housing well
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The jungle masked some housing well


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 14:25:48 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #142548_2087BCX
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When the wind slowed the shore could reflect
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When the wind slowed the shore could reflect


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:06:20 Sunday 5 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150620_2101BCX
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A single tree stood apart from all the others
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A single tree stood apart from all the others


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 13:24:06 Monday 6 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #132406_2369BCX
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Some shore was wide grassy plain
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Some shore was wide grassy plain


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 16:19:34 Monday 6 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #161934_2375BCX
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Mostly the shore was jungle to its edge
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Mostly the shore was jungle to its edge


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 08:07:54 Tuesday 7 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #082754_2485BCX
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One house was well hidden on shore
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One house was well hidden on shore


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:34:36 Tuesday 7 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #093446_2490BCX
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The classic jungle shore from literature
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The classic jungle shore from literature


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 14:38:38 Tuesday 7 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #143838_2572BCX
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A dugout canoe was parked outside a home
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A dugout canoe was parked outside a home


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:06:54 Wednesday 8 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150654_2825BCX
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A bit of blue decorated their home
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A bit of blue decorated their home


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:09:30 Wednesday 8 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150930_2829BCX
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A red roof painted long ago contrasted with the jungle
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A red roof painted long ago contrasted with the jungle


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:11:38 Wednesday 8 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #151138_2831BCX
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One tree waved at another across the wide river
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One tree waved at another across the wide river


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:17:22 Thursday 9 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #171722_3142BCX
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Flowers could be found along the river's shore
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Flowers could be found along the river's shore


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:22:28 Thursday 9 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #172228_6178TNT
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In one village were steps instead of a street
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In one village were steps instead of a street


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 07:10:54 Friday 10 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #071054_3165BCX
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Sometimes the sky dominated the shore
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Sometimes the sky dominated the shore


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:58:06 Friday 10 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #155806_3547BCX
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Again a classic jungle view, this time from the movies
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Again a classic jungle view, this time from the movies


Shore of the Amazon River, Peru   •  (Photo posted Sunday 24 May 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:26:18 Friday 10 May 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #172616_3573BCX
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