I’d never set foot in the Peruvian Amazon before but plunged in at the deep end. Moments later, Gutirrez shines his spotlight on two grass-munching capybaras. When to go: The Peruvian Amazon is consistently humid and tropical, with significant rainfall year-round. Puerto Maldonado, an hour’s flight from Cuzco, is the starting point for explorations of this part of the Amazon. As lush and green as the Amazon jungle is, the soil quality is poor, with billions of plants and animals sapping its nutrients.

Source: thestar July 29, 2016 11:26 UTC