Amazon Natural Park & Nauta Caño
This morning we had the longest walk of the week over a well maintained trail. First, we crossed a lagoon on board small wooden catamarans, as we were crossing we spotted a few birds such as White-winged Swallows, flycatchers, and some tanagers as well. Once we arrived to the other side of the lagoon, our adventure started right underneath giant trees and hundreds of other small ones covered with a lot of creature, some of them probably still unknown to science.
Along the trail we stopped a few times while our local guides explained the different uses of many plants. Some are used as timber, as medicines, and as food sources by the local people living along the river.
Our highlight was to cross a suspended bridge, which is well made and very safe for everyone interested in crossing it. This bridge is almost half a mile long and has several stops along the way. Our guests had the opportunity to stop and look around for wildlife or just to enjoy the view, which is breathtaking in any direction we looked.
It was a great morning adventure full of discovery and learning, while enjoying the beauty of the rain forest.
In the afternoon the weather could not be better, blue sky, perfect temperature, and a great place to use our skiffs and kayaks to explore—Nauta Caño. This time we had two groups for the skiff ride and one group kayaking the same location. For the first time in the week with had a few close encounters with green iguanas and caiman lizards.
We also had the opportunity to see two White Capuchin monkeys; they were playing among themselves for a few minutes before they noticed our presence. We also had the opportunity to see pink river dolphins from the very beginning to the very last minute of our visit.
We also had a few other sightings as well such as a Common Pauraque, macaws, Black- collared hawks, Turkey vultures, jacanas, and White-eared jacamars.
We finished our day with a night walk at San Francisco village; this outing gave our guests the unique opportunity to enjoy the musical sounds produced by nocturnal animals in the forest.
