Tribes & Tours Nice blog post. Here's some info I enjoyed reading after my trip.
Apparently tribal members may be escaped refugees from the vast empires that spanned South America and the Amazon Rainforest is simply an outgrown garden - http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2008/07/virginity-lost/
I thought that was pretty interesting and it makes a lot of sense as Amerindians were once very high in number - http://thinkjungle.com/amazon-rainforest-tribes/
Here are some other suggestions for when you go back, as I imagine you will if it left the same mark as it's left on me:
http://thinkjungle.com/amazon-jungle-tours
The Tahuayo lodge is on a similar level to the lodge you stayed at, I imagine Explorama?, the Tahuayo lodge had a canopy zipline instead of a walkway which I found a novel change and they also give you a private guide.
Also you might want to check out the Andean cloud forest as well, as the biodiversity changes markedly from lowland jungle.
I also recommend the Alto del aguila in Leticia if you go back, did you stop there?
Thanks,
Ash
THE BEST PLACE I HAVE EVER SEEN I’m so excited to read about your trip – Rio’s a great city, and the beach is hard to beat.
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Peace & Calm Some beautiful sunsets (don't let dad see them, he thinks he has the up on that one!). The river looks very calm. Love the pictures of the hammocks. Did you buy or rent them for the journey? Once again I felt like I travelled with you...... story and pictures were brilliant (OK so don't tell Chris that bit!)
Dart Blowing When you wrote about the dart pipes I was imaging about the size of a recorder.......wowee - doubt I could even hold one of these pipes let along blow a flippin' dart through one. Impressive!
Tightrope Oh boy I'm well impressed that Chris mastered this little feat! Obviously it is you, Chris! Come on Carina your turn.......oh no I see you took easy route and trod rickerty wooden bridge walk.......!!
Sincerely would appreciate your tour info! Hello CC on tour!
Currently headed to the salt flats with my boyfriend and would sincerely appreciate your advise on tour companies etc! Could you drop me a line? I also have a blog on this site: QVK 3 mos LOA
jennifer@wrapson.com This is just not what I expected. Shame on me I know,but I thought it would be much much smaller and not so clean and not so, well, ordinary - like an English seaside town!!!!!! I am amazed. It looks lovely.
Book shop-nearly a library hey there,
I got very excited when I saw your photos...I could pretend that it was the funky jazz musicians and dancers that caught my eye...but that would be a lie...being a nerdy librarian, it was the impressive bookshop, which looks like a wonderful library, that got me day-dreaming at my desk.
Gaurdian recons that "the first most important bookshop in the world" is
Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht, I'll dream of gong there one day!
Looks like you're having so much fun, keep it up!
Best wihes,
D.
Ash
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Tribes & Tours
Nice blog post. Here's some info I enjoyed reading after my trip. Apparently tribal members may be escaped refugees from the vast empires that spanned South America and the Amazon Rainforest is simply an outgrown garden - http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2008/07/virginity-lost/ I thought that was pretty interesting and it makes a lot of sense as Amerindians were once very high in number - http://thinkjungle.com/amazon-rainforest-tribes/ Here are some other suggestions for when you go back, as I imagine you will if it left the same mark as it's left on me: http://thinkjungle.com/amazon-jungle-tours The Tahuayo lodge is on a similar level to the lodge you stayed at, I imagine Explorama?, the Tahuayo lodge had a canopy zipline instead of a walkway which I found a novel change and they also give you a private guide. Also you might want to check out the Andean cloud forest as well, as the biodiversity changes markedly from lowland jungle. I also recommend the Alto del aguila in Leticia if you go back, did you stop there? Thanks, Ash