River village with couple in dugout canoe.  Every family had at least one dugout.

Cieba Tops Lounge and Bar

Cieba Tops Lounge and Bar

The Buffet at Cieba Tops checked by Peter Jenson, the Explorama founder

Cieba Tops Buffet for Breakfast

Cieba Tops Bar had music nightly

Our Room at Cieba Tops Lodge.  Note the Air Conditioner.

The pool at Cieba Tops Lodge.  Now, this is not roughing it.  Arlene and Clark went swimming and tried out the water slide.

Arlene with Yagua Indian musicians.  The Chief and his son play flute.

Arlene dancing to the local music

Yagua Chief displays blowgun technique.  Amazingly accurate out to 50-60 feet.

Blow Gun Demonstration.  The Chief and his son

Clark gives the blow gun a try.  He hit the target on the second try

Yagua Indian child with pet 3-toed sloth.  They are VERY slow and feel like an over-stuffed animal when you hold it

Yagua Crafts on sale.

Yagua handicrafts for sale

Clark and Arlene with the whole tribe

Clark and Arlene with the whole Yagua tribe

Wooly monkey on Monkey Island.  A preserve to rehabilitate orphan monkeys.

Clark and attached wooly monkey.  This little female climbed up his leg and under the rain gear.

Clark with Gilberto, founder of Monkey Island, and yet another monkey

Monkey feeding station

Flower at Cieba Tops Lodge

The town of Indiana. This town on the Amazon aboujt a mile from Cieba Tops was founded by a doctor educated at Indiana University

Medical Clinic in Indiana.

Town Square

Catholic Monastary

Soccer Stadium.   The local major was successful in finding national funding for this stadium - the only covered stadium in the Amazon. Even Iquitos doesn't have one

Indiana High School

High School Graduates.  These three girls were 18-19 and graduating from the High School the next day.

More civic improvement

Indiana Night Club.  But I was there in the Daytime...

This is a 4 lane street in Indiana with a very pretty median garden.  There are no 3 or  wheel vehicles in Indiana.

Volleyball in Indiana.  Here is what wide street are used for. The game stops for motorcycles, net goes up, motorcycle passes, then game continues- very practical.

Indiana Street.  The people put some veryt nice gardens along the side of the street.

Street sign celebrates 42nd anniversary of the founding of Indiana.  The blue house belongs to the mayor.