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In Pictures: Wildlife adventures for Boris Johnson on trip to Amazon

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In Pictures: Wildlife adventures for Boris Johnson on trip to Amazon

Boris Johnson has become the first UK Foreign Secretary since the 1960s to visit Peru, at the start of a five-day tour of Latin America.

The Foreign Secretary attempts to feed manatees rescued from illegal trafficking in Peru (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
The Foreign Secretary meets some manatees at the CREA Animal rescue centre near Iquitos in the Amazon Basin in Peru (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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Boris Johnson, with Peruvian counterpart Nestor Popolizio, tries to feed manatees saved from illegal trafficking (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Boris Johnson is shown a baby black spider monkey rescued by rangers after its parents were killed by poachers (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Boris Johnson is shown a baby black spider monkey rescued by rangers after its parents were killed by poachers (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Mrs Johnson looks at a three-toed sloth at the CREA Animal rescue centre near Iquitos in the Amazon Basin (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Mr Johnson, with Nestor Popolizio, looks at a three-toed sloth at the CREA Animal rescue centre near Iquitos in the Amazon Basin (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Boris Johnson meets the mascot of the 2019 PanAmerican Games at the athletes’ village in Lima, Peru, which is being built with help from UK construction firms (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Boris Johnson meets the mascot of the 2019 PanAmerican Games at the athletes’ village in Lima, Peru, which is being built with help from UK construction firms (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Boris Johnson dancing with infant class teacher Adriana Pinedo at the village school in Santa Marta, on the bank of the Amazon (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Boris Johnson dancing with infant class teacher Adriana Pinedo at the village school in Santa Marta, on the bank of the Amazon (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Boris Johnson on board a helicopter with his Peruvian counterpart Nestor Popolizio during a visit to the Amazon rainforest (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Boris Johnson on board a helicopter with his Peruvian counterpart Nestor Popolizio during a visit to the Amazon rainforest (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

The Foreign Secretary rides on a navy patrol boat on the Amazon with members of the Peruvian armed forces (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
The Foreign Secretary rides on a navy patrol boat on the Amazon with members of the Peruvian armed forces (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

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