Day One

After about 20 hours flying from the UK I've arrived here in Puerto Maldonado.

The views of the Amazon Basin on the flight in from Lima are truly breathtaking, really humbling too. The expanse of forest really provides scale and a glimpse into the true importance of this part of the world. It's incredibly moving and a remarkable experience...

Giles Crosse

Puerto Maldonado airport is a very cool place too... Tiny and nestled into the jungle, it's really little more than a runway.

Giles Crosse

None of this however is really as moving as standing next to the Tambopata river. A serene and peaceful spot by the water's edge, there was something very soothing about being here. Perhaps the sense of scale and place, or relativity and the importance of things may have a different perspective here... It's a lovely thing to behold...

Giles Crosse