Remote Upper Amazon Peru Expedition Cruise
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Our Peruvian naturalist guides
were fantastic: Hulbert Paredes, Juan Tejeda and Edgar Vascones
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Freddy Avalos was our
expedition leader. He was an excellent organizer, presenter and
naturalist. |
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Darren Irwin was our study leader from
the University of British Columbia. He talked about biodiversity in
the Amazon, colour in birds, and bird song and gave us lots to think
about and apply to our observations. |
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Darren kayaking and
spotting birds |
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Many went kayaking and
had a good workout on 28 February 2018 |
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Allison Silva was one of three skiff
drivers who drove us up and down rivers, creeks and lakes, keeping
us safe. We covered 290 km on our daily skiff excursions. |
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Our guides did an
excellent job of explaining about natural history in the Peruvian Amazon |
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Three friendly girls
greeted us at Paranapura Village. |
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School children at
Agosto Village sang for us and told us about themselves |
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These girls gave us
flowers and were very friendly at Agosto Village. |
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Gathering on the upper
deck for wildlife viewing and photography. |
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We visited the Manatee
Rescue Centre in Iquitos and learned about about what's happening to
Manatees. 24 February 2018. |
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This is the check-in
point for The Reserva Nacional Pacaya Samiria. We enjoying seeing
lots of wildlife. 27-28 February 2018. |
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Our final excursion was to the Pilpintuwasi
Butterfly and Rescue Centre.
CLICK FOR VIDEO: Uakari Monkey and Woolly Monkey at the
Centre on 3 March
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The centre does good work
taking care of and rehabilitating rescued and orphaned animals. More
information here: |
http://www.amazonanimalorphanage.org/ |
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Hope you enjoyed the trip |
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