Another scene of people traveling along one of the many tributaries feeding the Amazon.

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The children of another village waiting to greet us.

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Mothers and children watching our arrival

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These two young attractive girls were eager to give me a glamour pose.

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We visited a place where the lilly pads grow to enormous size.

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Liesel Stahr Samanez venturing out on a log to photograph the giant lilly pads.

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Julie showing the children a picture she took of them.

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Mom grinding grain into flour the old fashioned way.

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A young boy showing us the teeth of a piranha he caught.

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A young lad carrying fish through the village

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Viewing the crafts of the villagers. Julie felt obligated to contribute to their economy.

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The kids flipped out over our visit.

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And others felt a sense of "relief" as we were leaving.

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A few of the kids jumped on the skiff as we were leaving and then dove off.

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Returning to the Delfin II in our skiff.

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Our last stop in Iquitos was at a manatee rescue facility where we learned what locals were doing to save these animals.

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Julie jumped into help by feeding this baby manatee.

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We say goodbye to the Amazon with another beautiful sunset.

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