Today we explored the Pacaya River in depth. We boarded the skiffs and went looking for all the incredible wildlife of the Amazon. We found monkeys, caimans, hoatzins and even anacondas!
Anahí grew up in a small house by the beach in the Galápagos Islands. Along with her best friend, she used to wander during the days around mangrove trees, becoming a different animal every day. She used to camp on solitary beaches, snorkel with shar...
Today, Delfin II sailed downriver on the Ucayali River. We stopped at three different tributaries to explore, and we had a day filled with interesting wildlife findings and adventure. We made our way by skiff along Iricahua where our guides cleared the way with their machetes. Some of the animals we were lucky to see were a swimming sloth, very close to our skiff, green-winged macaws, and blue-headed parrots. Later, we had our second kayaking outing of the expedition, and of course, swimming at Clavero Lake. The tradition of taking a plunge in the lake is a highlight for many of us. It is not only very refreshing, but it adds excitement to our experience.
Amazonian motmots, channel-billed toucans, ivory-billed aracaris, and red-bellied macaws were just a few of the many bird species that we observed during our morning exploration of Belluda Creek, in the Yanallpa region of the Ucayali River. Green iguanas, saddle-backed tamarins, and three-toed sloths added to the excitement of our excursion. The wildlife count kept growing during the latter part of the day when we ventured into the Dorado River and waited after sunset to look for nocturnal animals using our spotlights. We found spectacled caimans, fishing bats, and other interesting creatures.
Our expedition began by exploring one tributary of the Marañon River and one tributary of the Ucayali River. The confluence between these two is where the mighty Amazon River officially gets its name, according to Peru. We celebrated with a pisco sour toast for the beginning of a new journey at such an iconic place as the Amazon River. From the skiffs, we admired the lush jungle. We learned of the capacity of the species to adapt to an environment of extremes, where the river’s water level can fluctuate up to ten meters between high water and low water seasons.
