Early in the morning we left the Delfín II behind and headed to Atún Poza and into the flooded forest for another adventure. The diversity of organisms we have seen and places we visited across this great forest is fascinating. It is very exciting to see squirrel monkeys climbing the trees and jumping with such precision that they never fail.
This region is flat and flooded for most of the year. It is fascinating the amount of life we have found as we have explored the jungle. There are colorful birds, river dolphins, and many types of monkeys such as: squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, and monk saki monkeys!
In the afternoon we explored the dark waters of Pacaya River. This is a protected region made up of endless swamps that host jacanas, raptors, horned screamers, pink dolphins, parrots, etc. This reserve is mostly a vast flooded forest with floating vegetation. The black waters make this place similar to a giant mirror for clouds and trees and of course all of us!
After a long ride along the mirror-like waters of the river and swamps we reached the Pacaya lagoon. We stopped here; this was our destination in our journey. It was time for the Amazon plunge! So we jumped in these warm waters. We grabbed beers and celebrated the end a great day full of adventures in the rain forest.
