Finding gold in Peru

Alexander Gowda spent a month in Peru on self-supported kayaking expeditions with a small crew of friends. They slept on the ground, hiked heavy boats into remote canyons, drove thousands of kilometers on rough roads, and paddled rivers cutting through some stunning landscapes. Peru quickly revealed itself as one of the most unpredictable places the team has ever paddled, with surging flows, long approaches, police asking for bribes, rangers chasing kayakers, political upheaval, and too many sand flies and spiders.