I never thought that I would be 120 hundred feet up in the air on a giant tree in the Amazon. But there I was.
We just finished our four day trip to the Amazon Jungle! It was one of my favorite trips yet. When we first got into Coca, we took a five minute bus ride to the boat port. After about an hour of waiting around, we finally got onto a boat to take the long two hour ride to our hotel. The ride went by pretty fast though. When we got to what we thought was the hotel we were all relieved. But there was another two hour canoe trip. This trip was very interesting though because we stopped to see wildlife and got to know our Native Guide (Javier) our Naturalist Guide (Jose), and our other group members Jerry and Jennifer. Everyone was really nice to us.
We just finished our four day trip to the Amazon Jungle! It was one of my favorite trips yet. When we first got into Coca, we took a five minute bus ride to the boat port. After about an hour of waiting around, we finally got onto a boat to take the long two hour ride to our hotel. The ride went by pretty fast though. When we got to what we thought was the hotel we were all relieved. But there was another two hour canoe trip. This trip was very interesting though because we stopped to see wildlife and got to know our Native Guide (Javier) our Naturalist Guide (Jose), and our other group members Jerry and Jennifer. Everyone was really nice to us.
This is a caiman near our house.
The first day, it was kind of drizzling all day. No matter, we went to a parrot slick. A parrot slick is a big chunk of clay where at about ten in the morning, a bunch of yellow tailed parrots come to eat. They need to eat clay in order to coat their stomachs and disguise the bitter taste of berries. We also went to a woman's organization where four girls showed us a native dance and some of their other customs. We also got to practice shooting blowguns!
The next day, we took a thirty minute hike to the observation deck. The deck was put on top of one of the tallest trees. Needless to say we could see for miles. The first animal that we saw was a howler monkey. It was sleeping but was very interesting. We also saw a lot of different species of birds. Our native guide, Javier, found about 98% of all the animals. One of my favorite animals we saw was a three-toed sloth!!! This was probably the highlight of my trip to the jungle. I've never actually seen a sloth in real life but it was all I hoped it would be. The best part though, is when Jose, our Naturalist Guide, whistled like a hawk, the sloth would turn its head around trying to look for it. It was so awesome! We also learned about many different symbiotic relationships. My favorite one was between a sloth and a moth. (That rhymes xD) The sloth would go to the bottom of the tree to poop everyday. During that time the moth would lay its eggs inside the poop. In return, the moth creates a mossy substance on the sloths skin to help with camouflage.
Parrots at the parrot slick.
The next day, we took a thirty minute hike to the observation deck. The deck was put on top of one of the tallest trees. Needless to say we could see for miles. The first animal that we saw was a howler monkey. It was sleeping but was very interesting. We also saw a lot of different species of birds. Our native guide, Javier, found about 98% of all the animals. One of my favorite animals we saw was a three-toed sloth!!! This was probably the highlight of my trip to the jungle. I've never actually seen a sloth in real life but it was all I hoped it would be. The best part though, is when Jose, our Naturalist Guide, whistled like a hawk, the sloth would turn its head around trying to look for it. It was so awesome! We also learned about many different symbiotic relationships. My favorite one was between a sloth and a moth. (That rhymes xD) The sloth would go to the bottom of the tree to poop everyday. During that time the moth would lay its eggs inside the poop. In return, the moth creates a mossy substance on the sloths skin to help with camouflage.
The sloth we saw looking around.
A cute owl
So great that you got to see a sloth! xoPZs
ReplyDeletehey Oscar this is william Lohier...OMG I cannot believe you got to do all this awesome stuff, this is amazing.
ReplyDeleteHey oscar its connor, how you've been? Your trip sounds amazing, I hope your having fun. All of us here at atlatl miss you. Talk to you soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Oscar!!
ReplyDeleteHow are you? That sloth that you saw was amazing! What kind of birds did you see?
It sounds great .What are you doing next?
How is the weather there?I hope you a good time.
I heard that you went to a chocolate factory and it seems fantastic!!
In a while I'm going in the mountains with our friends in this place called San Cassiano and I'm very excited.
See you soon Lorenzo