This morning we visited the picturesque community of San Jorge were we had a chance to meet several of the locals, including a lot of kids. Part of the benefit of traveling is to experience, at least for a moment, the way other people live. It helps to put into perspective our own lives and gives us an insight on what daily ordeals they have to face. In the afternoon we edged a storm and explored deep into a caño that tributes to Clavero Lake. It’s not a true lake, but rather it’s part of the Ucayali that is now cut off from the main river by the constant changes produced by the accumulation of sediments.
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.
