Peruvian Amazon

This item appears on page 91 of the February 2008 issue.

Aqua Expeditions offers cruises near the headwaters of the Amazon aboard the 12-passenger M/V Aqua. Travelers may view pink Amazon dolphins, 3-toed sloths and giant river otters.

Cruises leave from Iquitos, Peru, year-round, with per-person, double-occupancy, prices as follows: three nights (Saturday-Tuesday), $1,950; four nights (Tuesday-Saturday), $2,600, and seven nights (Saturday-Saturday), $4,550. Single supplement is 1.5 times the rate.

Contact Aqua Expeditions (Calle La Compuerta 199, Urb. Portada de la Planicie, La Molina, Lima, Peru; phone 866/603-3687, fax 51 1 368 5759, www.aquaexpeditions.com).