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Tarapoto, Perú

August 17, 2023

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Tarapoto, Perú, is a city in the northeast part of Perú. It is between the larger Eastern Range and the smaller Sub-Andean Belt where it sits at the base of the mountains. East of that is the Amazon Basin.

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Bellavista and Tingo de Saposoa, Perú

August 16, 2023

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Bellavista (pop. about 20,000) and Tingo de Saposoa (pop. about 800), Perú, are two towns in the northcentral-east part of Perú. They are alongside the Huallaga River with the Amazon region starting on across the low mountains on the east side. This valley is between the larger Eastern Range and the smaller Sub-Andean Belt. East of that is the Amazon Basin.

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Juanjuí, Perú

August 14, 2023

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Juanjuí, Perú, is a city in the northcentral-east part of Perú. It is alongside the Huallaga River with the Amazon region starting on across the low mountains on the east side. This valley is between the larger Eastern Range and the smaller Sub-Andean Belt. East of that is the Amazon Basin.

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Tocache, Perú

August 12, 2023

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Tocache, Perú, is a city in the northcentral-east part of Perú. It is alongside the Huallaga River with the Amazon region starting on across the low mountains on the east side. This valley is between the larger Eastern Range and the smaller Sub-Andean Belt. East of that is the Amazon Basin.

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Pucallpa, Perú

August 7, 2023

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Pucallpa, Perú, is a city in the central-east part of Perú. It is alongside the Ucayali River with the Amazon region starting on it's east side. The Pucallpa metro area has a population of about 396,000 which is far bigger than I am looking for in a new home town. But, I thought it would be a nice place to visit as it is the last city before entering the Amazon. The 2007 census shows that there were, in 2007, 114 people who indicated they could speak a foreign language, particularly English.

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Chip Wiegand

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I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.

I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.

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