Red belly Piranha

Excursions

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November 26th 2015
Geo: -0.94208, -75.3736Two long excursions today. In the morning a walk in the jungle to a family compound; observing two spider monkeys in the trees on the way. In the afternoon a long voyage in the canoe to the Ecuador/Peru border and a cruise up the Yasuni River. We saw lots of colourful and interesting bird life and a family of six pink dolphins stayed around our canoe for about 15min, wh ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more