Hi Tom, Thanks for getting in touch with me on my blog. Perhaps I can help.

There is a lodge called Cieba Tops. Is that what you heard? I know most of what is going on around Iquitos. Let me know if I can help you.

What date would you like to go fishing? We need a minimum of two fishermen or the monetary equivalent to provide our fishing services. Your rate is $74.75 per person X 2 = $149.50 for one or two fisher people for several hours fishing.

Have you discovered the rest of my Captain’s Blog? Click this link to over 400 articles I’ve published about Iquitos, the rivers, the rainforest, Dawn on the Amazon, our boats, some of what we see and do on our tours and cruises, reviews about hotels and restaurants, and much more valuable information that can help make your adventure to the upper Amazon safer and better.

I would also like for you to know about our restaurant, the Dawn on the Amazon Café. We triple rinse all of our fruits and vegetables in purified water, and we use purified water in all of our food preparation including ice. We only use ancient sea salt from near Cusco, salt of the Incas, cook with steel pans, no MSG. We are an award winning restaurant that has also been ranked number 1 by TripAdvisor for over a year. We have wi-fi. Besides all of that the food is delicious and modestly priced.

The Dawn on the Amazon Café is located less than two blocks from the Plaza de Armas, on the corner of the beginning of Nauta Street and the Malecon, (or Boulevard) next to my offices. We have comfortable chairs on our sidewalk patio, overlooking one of the best views of the river.

Sincerely,
Bill

Hi Daniel, Thanks for getting in touch with me through my Captain’s Blog. I can help

Yes we can arrange your day trip on December 15, 2012 to Belen, floating village, three rivers, for $65.

I will send you an email with the details.

Thanks,
Bill

Hello Inge, this is cut and pasted from the Information page on my web site for when you are going to spend time in the jungle;

HEALTH: If you plan to cross the border from Peru into Brazil, you are
required by law to have a yellow fever vaccination. The most common
problem is traveler’s diarrhea, the Inca’s revenge. Bring Imodium. Drink
only bottled water. Be suspicious of ice and diluted fruit juice. Was it
made with pure water? On our tours we use and provide only pure
water. I recommend going to an international travel clinic to update
your inoculations and for malaria medication. Plan well in advance. Few
places in the Northern Hemisphere will stock anti-malaria medication. I
have been immunized for Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A and B, Polio,
Typhoid, Meningitis, Tetanus and Diphtheria. Please check with the
Atlanta Center for Disease Control for advice. Go to link http://www.cdc.gov/travel.
Are you allergic to stinging bees or wasps? Bring your
medication! You must advise us to any special allergy or dietary
requirements well in advance. We will accommodate you.

If you are only going to stay in Iquitos, you probably don’t need to worry about most of these. Unless you plan to live in a remote village for months or enter Brazil from Peru, I would skip the Yellow Fever vaccination. I think it is a good idea to keep up to date on Tetanus and Hepatitis no matter where you are.

Best of luck on your travels,
Bill

Hello Rob, thanks for contacting me. The regional government will set the dates for the raft race. So far there is no word on that. Until then, we are in limbo. When the information becomes public I will post a new article for the 2013 raft race.