Four days in the Amazon rainforest about 20 miles from Iquitos, Peru
Iquitos, largest city in the Peruvian Amazon
Streets of Iquitos are packed with tuk-tuk taxis; reminiscent of Bangkok
Cumaceba Lodge
Magnificent weather, beautiful colors for our 4 days in the Amazon
Wooly monkey
The monkey climbed up on Joe and got comfortable
Like a mother nurturing her baby
Toucan, one of the most beautiful birds
Me with a 3-toed sloth
Baby monkey scratching Dana's neck
Friendly baby monkey
Spider Monkey
Spider monkey, reminds me of some of my confused students
This species is nicknamed the "English monkey" due to the pink face
"English monkey"
Macaws
Squirrel monkey
Yes, that is really an anaconda
Who's afraid of anacondas? Not Dana or Alejandra!
Caiman in the silty water; smaller than alligators and crocodiles, but still dangerous
Caiman with a fish in his mouth
Baby caiman
Fishing in the Amazon River with sticks, line, and raw beef on the hook
Piranha caught by our guide; nice teeth!
Jumping into the Amazon River for a swim
Swimming in the Amazon; don't think about the piranhas in there
Freshly cut lumber on the Amazon; deforestation continues
Nocturnal tree frog
Hiking through the Amazon rainforest
Hiking through the mud; thank goodness for the rubber boots
Our outstanding guide, Luis Guimaraes, climbs twenty feet up a vine
Our Amazon group in front of a huge fig tree
One of the many different butterfly species
Slashing the grasses, later burned to make the land ready for farming
OK, not a promotional photo for GeoTours...
Yagua indigenous village
Little or no clothing in the warm climate
Yagua boy and a pet coatimundi
Pulling the little girl on a home-made "sled", made of a crushed water bottle
Demonstrating the blowgun
A little hokey, but fun to dance with the Yagua Indians
15-year old mother
Soothing scene, Amazon River, Peru
