The anaconda ate my pirhana!


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October 2nd 2007
Published: October 8th 2007
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"¿En serio?" asked our bilingual guide, Elaina. Yes, he WAS serious. Patricio, our native guide had seriously just seen the back of an anaconda surface only 15 feet from our dugout canoe. We all looked to the spot in the black water where the bubbles still lay formed on the surface, but we were too late to see it. But that was close enough to shorten my breath and make me grip the edges of th... Read Full Entry



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lagoon

A view of the lagoon.
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lizard

A lizard we found on our night hike.
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painted

Here we are in all our face paint.
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view

A view from the lounge area at Sani
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more maito

Maito at Freddie's. The bony fish were hard for us gringos to eat. There are also yuca and plantains.
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Matt

Matt gets his 'manly' tribal make up
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face paint

The red face paint came from this seed.
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niñas

I took a photo of these 2 girls and then showed it to them in my camera viewfinder. They laughed and screamed and ran away!
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cruising

Cruising in the rain through the rainforest lagoon.
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scorpion

Ewww... a poisonous scorpion.
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walking

Hiking along the trail.
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walking

Me in the jungle.
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yard

Freddie's yard.
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ants

Leaf cutter ants- See the video on this blog for a better view.
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fishing

HEre I am, fishing for pirhanas
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Matt fishes

Matt dangles his pole out the boat and enjoys the view.
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map

Elaina tell us more about the jungle.
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boat

We get ready to hop aboard after a hike.
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sunset

The sun sets over the lagoon.
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Big tree!



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