Week 3 There were also plenty of bird species in the jungle (anhinga, black vultures, parakeets (pacific parrotlet and cobalt-winged), scarlet macaws (three foot, bright red with yellow patches on upper wings) and toucans (white throated, black billed mountain toucan), butterflies (memelaus morpho - male is bright blue), spiders... In fact, our host brought in a tarantula one evening - they apparently lay their eggs on the undersides of banana leaves which then stick together. The next day, we went on a jungle walk to discover the medicinal properties of plants in the area. I discovered that the loud cacaphonous calling that woke me each morning belonged to chacalacas´... that the red flower hanging on plants similar to banana tress were heliconias...the pink blossom like flowers I´d noticed lining the river are yutzos and act as
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