After arriving in Puerto Maldonado, I took a two hour boat ride down the Madre de Dios river to the Inka Terra Reserve-- right in the heart of the amazon.
Here are some highlights/experiences from my week:
-On the first night I slept in a rustic tree house with a few others and Noe (the head biologist of the site)-- there was a major storm in the middle of the night and the tree swayed and it was kind of scary but amazing
-Night trekking to see nocturnal creatures
-Observing tarantula nests
-Working really hard to plant palm trees
-Canoeing through a jungle lagoon and seeing a caiman
-Walking on a boardwalk through the wetlands to see snakes
-Eating fruit straight from the trees (mangoes, star fruit, passion fruit, grapefruit)
-It was extremely hot and humid, I was drenched in sweat 99% of the time
-The canopy walks built especially to view birds above the trees
-Cruising down the Madre de Dios river in small boats (one night we went at sunset and it was gorgeous)
-Piranha fishing (didn't catch any unfortunately)
-Hiking through the jungle for hours
-Playing jungle volleyball with all the biologists
-Getting up at 5am to see birds
-The stars were phenomenal at night
-The music of the jungle (it was never quiet-- beautiful sounds)
It was a pretty amazing week! I loved the jungle and I'm so thankful I got to visit it despite my hospital adventure. The nature was stunning and I saw so many animals. (Photos to come)
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