Iquitos, Peru is in the heart of the Amazon rain forest. Although it’s a large, modern city, it certainly isn't far from its jungle roots. I managed to find those roots at the local outdoor market.
This market sells many items found at farmer’s markets in other big cities.
But some of the meats for sale aren’t readily available where I come from in Chicago – such as turtles, caimans, snakes, and peccaries (local wild boars).
Aside from food items, the market had all sorts of other "interesting" jungle items for sale.
It was interesting to wander around and look, but my only purchase was a bottle of insect repellent made by a local shaman from a dozen different rain forest plants. Hopefully it actually works!
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