Today we get to see the bigger picture, in several different ways. We are deep in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve. This is a place where wildlife does not scatter at the first sight or sound of a human or boat. It took foresight to create, this as well as other reserves and parks. The need, the desire to experience wildness, is a part of the human creature. We are lucky that there was foresight and probably a good dose of tenacity to have this tract of land set aside and protected. We should also feel privileged to be able to get to such a wild place and visit the wild creatures and drink, as has been said before, the curative tonic of wildness.
4/13/2024
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Delfin II
Iricahua Creek and Amazona Community
We began our day exploring Iricahua Creek just before breakfast. The clear skies of the morning allowed us to enjoy all the sightings that nature had to offer us. The flooded forest was covered with lush vegetation and our naturalists explained the capabilities many plants have to survive the six months of high waters. For our afternoon activity, we visited the Amazona Community. The friendly inhabitants had prepared an interesting presentation of their daily life for us. The extraction of sugar cane juice, their local cooking methods, and the preparation of the chambira palm fiber were some of the daily activities about which we learned. We all gathered in the main house, called maloca. Here a group of teenagers shared their experience on how the NGO Minga Peru had supported them in becoming young entrepreneurs. It was a life changing experience for all of us. What a lovely way to finish our expedition through the Upper Amazon.
