Aria amazon’s expert guides, all under long-term contract to aqua expeditions, provide rich narrative detail about life along the Amazon. They enrich guest’s journeys to such little-visited areas as the remote Pacaya Samiria reserve and the headwaters of the river, with stories about the life and folklore of the area. In fact, many of the guides grew up in Amazonia.
Built
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2010
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Port of embarkation
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Iquitos, Peru
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Vessel’s registry
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Peru
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Type of vessel
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River expedition vessel
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Length
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147 feet / 45 m
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Beam:
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29.5 feet / 9 m
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Draft:
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5 feet/1.5 m
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Gross tonnage:
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500 tons
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Cruising speed:
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12 knots
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Electricity:
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220 volts
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Engines:
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2 new cummins 4000 hp marine engines
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Generators:
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2 x 135 kva cummins
(encapsulated for noise reduction)
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Water:
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9000-liter water treatment plant
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Safety:
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Radio communication with separate battery pack, satellite phone, life jackets, flares and signals, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in each cabin, automatic defibrillator on board.
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Launch boats:
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Four auxiliary aluminum launch boats equipped with four-stroke low emission engines; constant radio communication with the main vessel. Each boat has a capacity of 8 passengers.
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Crew:
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24, including a cruise director, paramedic and 4 english-speaking naturalist guides.
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Accommodation:
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Up to 32 passengers with private facilities (additional accommodation for one child in each cabin)
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At the national level, there are 43.5% of children suffering from malnutrition. Only in Cusco, 57.4% of infants suffer from this disease, which is a rather alarming figure since it is the second largest region in Peru with chronic child malnutrition and anemia.Within the Cusco region, the provinces that present high rates of anemia are:
Paucartambo (65.9%), Quispicanchis (65.1%), Cusco (62.6%), Acomayo (61.5%), Espinar (61.5%) and Chumbivilcas (60.9% ).