After a happy day filled with many exhilarating experiences, everyone is feeling recharged. In the morning, we visited the Amazon Natural Park, a large private reserve with one of the longest canopy walkways in the region. Later on, we came back on board for a photography workshop on how to take the best pictures in rainforest conditions. After lunch, we had a local fruit exhibition and tasting with our naturalist Jairo. Finally, we explored Nauta Caño by kayak and skiff, looking for birds and monkeys. During a day of exploration, everyone had an opportunity to see the rainforest from different perspectives.
5/24/2025
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Delfin II
Yarapa River, Amazonas Village, Peru
Leaving Delfin II at 06:00 for our morning skiff ride, we explored the Yarapa River and monkeys were everywhere! We saw common wooly monkeys, monk saki monkeys, and common squirrel monkeys. We weren’t monkeying around! In addition to the monkeys there were woodpeckers galore! We photographed crimson-crested, yellow-tufted, and cream-colored woodpeckers as they were busily hammering away at trees and termite nests. Our afternoon was spent at Amazonas Village getting an introduction to life along the river. We enjoyed demonstrations of food preparation, basketmaking with palm fibers, and hand-dying with local plants to give the baskets vibrant colors. We also had an introduction to Minga Peru, a group serving 40 different communities in this area. Our evening was topped off with a toast to the beginning of the actual Amazon River, where the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers converge. Salud!
