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his is a combination of pictures taken by myself, Jools and Clare Dignall on our Peruvian expedition down the Amazon in June/July 2000 with Margarita Tours, plus a few catfish minded friends and with a few beers thrown in for good measure!

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	The author relaxing on holiday! Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	The author catching the wonderfully coloured Corydoras elegans. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Early morning mist on the Rio Orosa. Photo Credit:
	Another view of the Rio Orosa a tributary of the mighty Amazon River. Photo Credit:
	View out of the plane over the Amazon rainforest. Photo Credit:
	Our hotel for the week, The Amazon Explorer: Photo Credit:
	Clare and Jools Dignall (Planet Catfish), Scottish compatriots on the trip! Photo Credit:
	Jools and Robin in a collecting location. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Collecting location for Corydoras elegans. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Jools at Rio Mamon Exporters in Iquitos. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	The food on view on the Amazon Explorer. Photo Credit:
	A closer view of the delicious food on board. Photo Credit:
	The motely crew! Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Complete with the silly hats! Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Shovelnoses at the fish market. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Jools with his dead pleco! Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Robin, Clare and Jools at an Indian village. Photo Credit:
	Rows of Siamese fighters at Rio Mamon exporters. Photo Credit:
	Ready to land from the skiff. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Statue with "Dorid" on the side of the pool at the Amazon Gardens Hotel. Photo Credit:
	Sunset on the Amazon. Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	The Taxi's, the mode of transport around Iquitos. Photo Credit:
	View from the plane over the Andes mountains. Photo Credit:
	The motely crew again! Photo Credit: Clare Dignall
	Gathering outside of Rio Mamon exporters. Photo Credit: