Instagrameando Pucallpa

Pucallpa en el mapa del Perú.

Pucallpa en el mapa del Perú.

Hace unas semanas viajé a Pucallpa por unos días y luego hice una selección de fotos para la cuenta en Instagram de Global Voices, que no va tanto por el lado informativo si no funciona más como un espacio para que los miembros de la comunidad de Global Voices publiquen imágenes de sus lugares favoritos, sea de donde viven o adonde viajan.

Y bueno, antes que sea demasiado laborioso acceder a las fotos desde la cuenta, pues ya van quedando atrás con tanta nueva foto que se va publicando, las copio acá para poder tenerlas a mano. Ya ustedes dirán que tal me quedaron. Salvo un par, todas son fotos tomadas con celular, por si acaso. Ah las descripciones están en inglés, sabrán disculpar.

Iniciamos


Volando

En tierra

Haven’t had enough of outrageous animal print cars? Well, let me introduce you the animal print mototaxi. More similar to an auto rickshaw than to a motorcycle taxi, the peruvian mototaxi was born in the amazon jungle more than 30 years ago, and do not intend to go yet. This particular animal print resembles the Otorongo, the local jaguar, the largest feline in the Americas. The plastic cover of the mototaxi is, in this case, provided by a local beer brand as marketing. Let’s roar! #instagv #ucayali #pucallpa #follow #instagramer #instagood #dayinthelifeofgv #instadaily #instamood #amazonia #Peru #Otorongo #Jaguar #Mototaxi #motocarro #rickshaw #tuktuk #animalprint #cerveza #sanjuan #beer #igerspucallpa

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Otro dia

¡El zoo!

I ‘ve been a fan of ants since I was a kid, and I still stop to watch them wherever I find them, and that, in the Amazon, can be anywhere. This special kind of ants locally known as curuhuinsi, are the leafcutter, or Atta. And as seen in the video, we’ll always find them carrying bits of leaves to their nest or colony, which can be hundreds of meters away. This colonies may be compounded by one million ants each. In their colonies these ants cultivate a fungus based on the leaves, the fungus is the food of ants. And the fungus depends on ants to reproduce itself since it ain’t capable to produce spores. So next time you cross paths with these ants think twice before stepping on them. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #travelpics #tourism #ParqueNatural #Zoo #animals #insects #ants #atta #leafcutter #curuhuinsi #insectsofinstagram #instacool #video

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Undoubtedly internet is the preferred place for kittens, and by extension for the big cats. So, let me introduce you not one but two big cats. The jaguar and the black panther. Actually both are the same species, there is only a slight variation of melanin in both specimens. The jaguar is locally known as Otorongo. In Peru, politicians are satirically known as Otorongos because like jaguars, politicians sleep a lot and eat even more. But unlike the politicians real otorongos are much nicer to see. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #travelpics #tourism #ParqueNatural #Zoo #animals #pantera #jaguar #bigcat #bigcats #blackpanther #panther #bigcatsofinstagram #instacool

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Paseando

If there is a tree that can be called the king of the Amazon rainforest is the Lupuna. This tree often reaches 70 meters high and about 3 meters in diameter. Normally his figure stands out from the tree canopy of the rainforest, but it is increasingly difficult to find because it is subject to intensive logging. That’s why this particular lupuna has deserved a park for its own in Pucallpa. In fact it is the only lupuna left in several kilometers around. Indigenous peoples believe that in the belly of the tree lives the forest’s mother or spirit of the forest. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #travelpics #tourism #instacool #amazonjungle #park #Lupuna #Ceibapentandra #arbol #tree #treesofinstagram #Kapok #Ceiba

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Seeing someone strictly black dressed with long sleeves and almost no exposed skin is very rare in Pucallpa and the Amazon jungle in general, where temperatures easily exceed 35 degrees Celsius. So when I saw these people round the port area I could not help but photograph them. Then I saw more of them in downtown. When I had the opportunity to ask a local about them I found out that it was the Mennonites. It turns out that in a fairly remote Ucayali Jungle area there is a Mennonite colony, Vanderland, which has been established for less than year. Religion does not occupy a place in my mind, so it is a bit difficult for me to empathize with people that has religion in a prominent place in their lives, but at the same time all the religious theme fascinates me from other points of view. I was told these Mennonites, from Dutch and German origin, mainly come from a large Bolivian colony. It is estimated that there are about 270,000 Mennonites in South America. When local media interviewed them they said they want to live in Peru but ask the government to respect their customs. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #travelpics #tourism #instacool #amazonjungle #instamood #menonitas #mennonites #religion #christians #colony

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Many families in Pucallpa and the peruvian Amazon region in general have the habit of opening their doors or windows and put a few little things for sale, in a way to help level the family budget. Sometimes it’s fruit, sandwiches or sodas. In the mornings you can also find a blender, so you know that there they can prepare you a juice, in the evenings it can be visible a grill, then you know you can ask for a grilled chicken or fish. To me it was like a good way to meet the next door girls. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #Food #charapa #peruvianfood #rico #yummy #travelfood #travelpics #tourism #fruit #fruta #platano #maduro #banana #papaya #ventana #window

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In the Amazon people often have jungle animals as pets. It isn´t hard to find houses with parrots, parakeets, turtles, lizards, sloths, agoutis and of course monkeys. Walking round there we found this girl in a motorcar with his brother and a little monkey. When we first saw the monkey he was cradled in the neck of the child, but when he saw us assumed a position of defense without being aggressive. Despite how fun they can be, these animals are still wild animals, besides many of them are endangered species, so please do not try to take them out from their natural habitat. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #travelpics #tourism #animals #instacool #monkey #child #niña #mono #pet #onthestreet

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Voluntariado

A day before saying goodbye to Pucallpa we had a volunteer activity with the NGO «Alianza Arkana» working in Pucallpa to build capacities and improve the living standards of the Shipibo communities. It was not one but three workshops that we conducted that day, focused on internal knowledge of the organization, the uses of social media by them and their allies on the ground, and finally a social mapping for which we had the presence of some local activists. It was a very intense day in which we all learned from each and were very pleased. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #charapa #travelpics #tourism #volunteering #volunteers #volunteer #workshop #socialmedia #socialmapping #AlianzaArkana #CasaAmetra #voluntariado #talleres #mapeosocial #mediossociales #dofa

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Finalmente

Before leaving please let me introduce you to The Ronsoco Azul, or the Blue Capybara. Capybaras are peaceful animals that were the inspiration for my pucalpean friend Carlos Cavero @carlos1cd to create the Blue Capybara webcomic, based on the adventures of a Capybara and his Amazonian friends. The environmental issue is one of the topics that moves the Capybara, as seen in this comic strip translated into English: https://www.facebook.com/ronsocaturas/photos/a.218250844863532.65880.161044223917528/1089429927745615/?type=3 In fact the picture accompanying us, where you can see a worried Capybara, is titled «How many more times?» referring to frequent oil spills polluting the Amazon. More on that in this Global Voices post: https://globalvoices.org/2016/02/23/residents-of-the-peruvian-amazon-denounce-oil-spills-contaminating-local-rivers/ Let us know if you want more from the Blue Capybara in English! And well, thanks for your attention this week, if you want to keep seeing stunning images from Peru, please feel free to follow me at @cyberjuan, now, goodbye! but stay tuned because my friend @cnevint will be taking over next. #amazonia #travel #igerspucallpa #pucallpa #ucayali #peru #instagv #dayinthelifeofgv #viajes #travelpics #tourism #charapa #instamood #amazonjungle #today #RonsocoAzul #comic #comicart #webcomic #comicstrip #Carpincho #capincho #capibara #Ronsoco #Chigüiro #chigüire #piropiro

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Los que conozcan Pucallpa se darán cuenta que no hay fotos de muchos de los lugares emblemáticos de la ciudad. Mi criterio al seleccionar las fotos fue encontrar las que daban pie a contar algo interesante y no tan al estilo travel-blogger, y obviamente dirigido a un público foráneo. Pero no se preocupen, si quieren más fotos de Pucallpa y alrededores aún estoy posteándolas en mi cuenta personal. ¡Síganme! Y si quieren ver algo de la gastronomía pucallpina chequeen mis fotos de comidas en Footspotting. También algunos videos en Vine y YouTube.

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