Our last full day of exploration of the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve in Peru started with an early skiff ride in a relatively cool morning under a rather gray sky. We explored Zapote Caño, a wide river that today was very calm letting us enjoy beautiful water reflections everywhere. We had great sightings of some birds of prey, toucans, woodpeckers, and a troop of saddle-backed tamarin monkeys.
A group of guests explored this area by kayak. They had a blast for the morning had ideal conditions for this activity. As they were quietly paddling along the river they had great sightings from a different perspective.
Before lunchtime, we had a “Pisco sour” preparation demonstration conducted by Delfin II barman Mario Alban with the help of waiter Christian Garcia. All over this multicultural country people have this drink as a national unifying identity symbol. We had a lot of fun watching how some guest volunteers shook the drinks to the tune of “La Bamba.”
The afternoon started sunny and warm, totally the opposite from the morning. We spent a couple of hours exploring Iricahua Caño by skiffs. This narrow water channel, locally known as “caño” is covered with a thick vegetation with many bromeliads and huge trees that make big green walls. Several species of colorful birds like macaws and toucans were seen as well as a couple of monkey troops. The rain came back while we were on our way back after exploring the stream. Weather conditions change so much within a day in these realms. On our cruise back we enjoyed the guest photo slideshow of the week during cocktail hour.
A BBQ dinner served in the most fashionable way, decorated with Amazon handicrafts and colorful flowers, with lively music was a golden finale to our fabulous expedition in the Peruvian Upper Amazon.
