La Selva (The Jungle)

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October 17th 2011

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Butterfly

Butterfly
I spent about a week in the Amazon jungle and it was a pretty amazing place. I had very nice accommodation considering it's the jungle. There were flush toilets, cold showers, meals prepared, and even laundry service! Though no electricity, no internet... which was good... but fortunately I still had my iPod! I couldn't have survived without listening to some of the music I love.

In the clearings I saw countless butterflies and a variety of other creatures. In the jungle, it was a bit darker and, being non-native, I was kinda scared of just about everything around me. At one point there was a huge track of ants on the trail for about 100 meters. Others were bitten, but I was spared. Here are some pics of what I saw.

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Dragonfly

dragonfly
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Butterfly

Butterfly
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Plant

Plant with an interesting blossom
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Itaya River

Housing along the Itaya River
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Itaya River

Housing along the Itaya River
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Itaya River

Itaya River
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Phasmatodea

Walking stick
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Butterfly

Butterfly
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Toad

Toad
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Butterfly

Butterfly
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Snake

A grey-ish snake with a light green underbelly
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Butterfly

Butterfly (or wasp?)
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Butterfly

Butterfly
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Butterfly

Butterfly
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Butterfly

Butterfly
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Bee

A bee of some kind. Seems different than what I'm used to.
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Phasmatodeas

Two walking sticks together!
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Grasshopper

Grasshopper
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Creature

Not sure what this is! Scary looking tho.
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Wasps

Wasps






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