Amazon 2012 (Julie)
A kiskadee.
Slate-colored hawk.
The people in the villages along the rivers we traveled were very friendly and willing to have their pictures taken.
I'm sure the GAP is happy to have advertising in this tiny Amazon village.
A red howler monkey.
Great egret.
We saw many, many small boats on the river. Both the old and the young, male and female, all paddled to get from one village to the next and also to fish. It is the only available form of transportation.
Black-collared hawk.
This hoatzin was a very striking bird.
Washing (clothes, bodies, and fish) is a frequent sight along the river.
Cocoi heron.
Waiting for their visitors to arrive.
Three generations.
Life on the river.
She was happy to have her picture taken, but I don't think her brother was too excited by the idea.
As we traveled down the river in our 10-person skiffs, we would get frequent waves by the people in the villages.
A sleeping 3-toed sloth.
A typical thatched hut.
Going out to fish.
Village life.
Rainer navigating one of the 8 suspension bridges on a hike in the Amazon. He wasn't nearly as bothered as I was having to cross from platform to platform.
One of the larger river boats used for transporting goods and people between villages and town.
Shorts have multiple purposes -- wear them on your bottom or on your head!
Mama and two of her children.
Watching the visitors go by.
From the morning catch.
Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic is the company we have traveled with on many of our trips, including this Amazon trip. One of the things they do so well is to get us to see the daily life of many of the people in a particular region. This young girl was at a village of 22 families and was from the Matse ethnic group, also known as "cat people" (as shown by the marks on her cheeks).
This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. This little girl wanted to show me her baby chicken, and in fact....reached out to give it to me, but I politely declined.
