From Cuzco we flew to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon Rainforest. The Tambopata National Reserve to be exact. And it was raining. But, Pacha Mama smiled on us again. By the time we had finished the three hour motorized canoe ride upriver the rain had stopped and would not trouble us for the rest of our stay.
However, it WAS hot.
We weren't actually on the Amazon River, but a tributary, The Tambopata.
Our accomodations were actually pretty cool. No electricity but the sounds of the jungle around us in the night had me sleeping like a baby. The calls of the various insects and birds, especially in the mornings, were so amazing! I would love to have a recording of some of these.
What the Inca Trail lacked in mosquitos and other flying pests, the rainforest made up for. For the second time in my life I had a bed with a mosquito net.
Went for a short walk in the forest the first night. Several neighborly-like critters were out and about.
Tarantula.
Snake. I don't know what kind. Wasn't poisonous. But he could keep his body real stiff to emulate a stick.
Full moon through the canopy. Nice end to the first night.
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