On the first morning of our expedition, we prepared for the day at sunrise. Our first outing was a pre-breakfast excursion timed to take advantage of peak wildlife activity, which occurs in the morning in equatorial areas. Our second and more extensive outing took place after a very nutritious breakfast filled with conversations about what we had just seen and what was about to come. We explored the shores of Clavero Lake and later entered a caño, a small tributary, where we were surrounded by forest and wildlife. In the afternoon, we headed to another tributary, Supay Caño, for more face-to-face wildlife experiences.
5/24/2025
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Delfin II
Yarapa River, Amazonas Village, Peru
Leaving Delfin II at 06:00 for our morning skiff ride, we explored the Yarapa River and monkeys were everywhere! We saw common wooly monkeys, monk saki monkeys, and common squirrel monkeys. We weren’t monkeying around! In addition to the monkeys there were woodpeckers galore! We photographed crimson-crested, yellow-tufted, and cream-colored woodpeckers as they were busily hammering away at trees and termite nests. Our afternoon was spent at Amazonas Village getting an introduction to life along the river. We enjoyed demonstrations of food preparation, basketmaking with palm fibers, and hand-dying with local plants to give the baskets vibrant colors. We also had an introduction to Minga Peru, a group serving 40 different communities in this area. Our evening was topped off with a toast to the beginning of the actual Amazon River, where the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers converge. Salud!
