Our trip is coming to an end, and today we had a magical day. Early in the morning we visited Yarapa River, where we saw a lot of wildlife. Later we had an engaging visit to the nearby village, where our guests enjoyed encounters with local families and kids from the school. The icing on the cake was the trail we walked at Casual Forest — we found tarantulas, frogs, and sloths, and we were fascinated to experience the wild creatures of the jungle so closely. We have had a stunning time here.
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- 01 Jun 2024
Pahuachiro Creek, Amazon Village, and Casual Forest, 6/1/2024, Delfin II
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Christian Saa, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Christian was born on the island of Isabela in the Galápagos archipelago. He grew up on a farm and had a magical childhood devoid of cars, electricity, telephones—just pure nature and playful sea lions along the beach. At the age of seven, he moved w...
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