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Brazil Trip - Amazon
First leg of our Brazil trip
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Joel the monkey - that's the gray one :)
View from our room, early morning before the fog burns out
Our rooms, Archu/Ranjit on the left, Maya/Hari on the right
Juma Lake, part of the Rio Negro that is one of the two rivers that form the Amazon river
Hiking in the Amazon forest, don't miss the "crocodile dundee" knife in Ranjit's hand
Who said Tarzan wasnt in the Amazon?
The "parasite" tree that kills other trees by crushing them.
Triangular trunked tree
Edible grub worm that Ranjit ate
Ranjit eating the grub worm!
On the Rio Negro, going to Juma Lodge to spend the next 3 days deep in the Amazon
With our guide Juan
"I'm so happy in the heart of the Amazon" :)
Another view of Juma Lodge
The Igapo - blackwater inundation forest
"Pirana Maya" catches her first Pirana, she was the only one to catch any, and she ended up catching two, and letting two get away!
Maya's second Pirana
Dusk on the Rio Negro
Sunset on the Rio Negro
The baby Caiman our guide caught
"Hold on tight!"
Another view of the baby Caiman
Ranjit and Archu on the Walkway from our tree house to theirs
Water snake in the "Igarape" - the blackwater forest in the Amazon
Close up of Maya's Pirana
Sunset on the Amazon
Maya and Archu with the 4 retired school teachers who were visiting the lodge, on the way back to Manaus
A view of our balcony
Another view of the balcony early in the morning
Inside the room, electricity from 7pm to 7am only, so the fridge was not very useful!
Yes, it's a live caiman, but with it's mouth safely tied.
Outside Ranjit's/Archu's room