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  • Journey To The Jungle – Part 4

    Journey To The Jungle – Part 4

    We stood one the edge of the island and looked at the boat barely floating with our entire luggage and the chicken in it. I carefully trod into it, slipped and rocked it, water coming dangerously close to lapping over the side. The fever had...

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  • Journey To The Jungle Part 3

    Journey To The Jungle Part 3

    It took about half an hour to get through the marsh land, and by the time we reached the bank of the lake I was soaked in sweat, tired and beginning to feel pretty ill. It was mid afternoon, and the sun beat down mercilessly...

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  • Journey To The Jungle – Part 2

    Journey To The Jungle – Part 2

    We arrived in Lacanja village in the early afternoon. The sun was beating down, and it felt good to have reached the final destination before heading into the jungle. Lacanja boasts the largest village for the South Lacandon tribe. Due to the concrete that is...

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  • Journey To The Mexican Jungle – Part 1

    Journey To The Mexican Jungle – Part 1

    As I sit in my plastic chair, I can hear the rain pattering on the aluminium roof of the bus station.  It is just typical that I fly half way around the world from London to Mexico City and it is still raining! Actually, now...

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