The Amazon Rainforest. Endless woods to be seen on our flight from Bogota to Leticia
Letitia, we are in the Amazon Rainforest, yes
A raspao, shaved Ice with some flavored syrup is served
The main square/park of Letitia seen from the church
The houses in the suburbs of Letitia are build above the water on wooden poles
One can only leave the house with a boat
Hairdresser
Waiting for better weather to fly us 150 km into the jungle to Tarapaca
The Amazone river spreads out until 40km into the woods
Think about it, many trees are standing in the water, we will walk and struggle there
Near the river Putumayo. The airstrip of Tarapaca
Rio Putumayo + Rio Cotuhe
Big bag to carry
7 hours in a speedboat on the Rio Cotue to teh community Buenos Aires
We encounter on the borders of the Rio Cotue just a few settlements
A bee is travelling with us
It becomes a daily routine, rain
Collecting gold from the river bed
A last night in wooden house in Buenos Aires
Leaving the civilized world into world of plants, animals and not to forget, mosquitos
Different from expected, all the time climbing over dead trees
That tree will not be removed by a forrest worker
Pfff, troublesome walking
Green, green, green foliage as far as one can see
Water from a liana
crossing a streamlet, this bridge is not certified!
The last human settlement (fam Grillo) for the next 4 days
We, foreigners, sleep below our own shelter under a mosquito net
Roasted Tapir
Green bracelet with emergency nr. There is no phone coverage in the jungle
Guests love what is inside a bone
The nose of a Tapir
For the guests
Our luggage is packed inside waterproof bags
More porters are hired because we two are not strong enough to carry our own belongings
Nature constructs complicated structures
The human being is insignificant in the jungle
Dead material is not cleaned up as in a park. It is food for others.
And new life starts and settles at all places
We should hunt our own meal. We did not succeed
A nice place to make a camp. Each night again our sleeping place has to be rigged.
Green, green all around. At night, don't get lost outside the camp
We still have some pasta and rice.
Those guys are accustomed to mosquitos. I prefer to stay inside the mosquito net
The cook/porter is preparing a meal.
An extra hand to keep my camara dry with an umbrella
This is not a stream but plain ground. Lots of rain and the waterlevel is rising.
We have to carry on!! Or?
This is a stream of sweat. The boot is not leaking!!
Tired to the bone. Me too
We have reached the elevated land. Problem solved
Our freshly caught dinner and breakfast
Conversation in the pot: pretty hot here, is't it?
This is all we get, we run out of food due to the 3 extra porters
More green
I do not feel very comfortable crossing the river due to my camera bag.
we made it !! It appears I lost 4kg of weight
2 foreigners. 2 guides and 5 porters were needed. Livingston had more of them
How to catch a Armadillo. Don't pass there yourself!!
Our prey, an armadillo, delicious
Preparing a catch (Black agouti) for dinner. Extremely little meat this guy has. No fat at all.
Reaching Rio Amacayac which leads to San Martin. We shorten our walk by a day due to shortage of food.
The civilised world. An engine+boat lend from the community San.Martin
Water and green, green and green
removing obstructions to continue our travel
At last San Martin in sight
On the Amazon river on our way to Leticia
Back in Leticia
A good shower is appreciated
A day on 30m height
This is what the banks of the river Amazon looks like in many places in the rainy season
up to 30m height
Lots of mountain gear to connect us secure
A restful experience after a week traveling in the jungle
view from 30m height
going down
should there be a passage?
text about france
Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum clari, fiant sollemnes in futurum.
Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem consuetudium lectorum.
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