Skiff Ride Through the Slums of Floating Shanty Town, Belén - East of Iquitos, Peru

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Uploaded by on May 28, 2011

After a recent luxury cruise on Aqua Exeditions' newest ship, M/V Aria, guests were taken on a tour of the floating shanty town of Belén, which is located east of Iquitos in Peru. It is a huge logging community, but our guide told us that 99% of the lumber being processed is illegally sourced, although much of it makes it to the United States and is sold as a "sustainable" product. Water contamination is also a major issue, especially for infants and young children.

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