White Water Rafting down the Napo River

The river Napo is known locally as the Jatun Yacu River. In the Kichwa language it translates as “big water”. It is one of the tributaries of the powerful Amazon River. Ash and I joined a small group of travellers to explore the rapids and landscapes of the Ecuadorian jungle. I got to be the ead paddle and call out timing, and we sped down the 27km of the rio. We had a picnic on the river bank and stopped for a short hike to bathe at a waterfall. Czytaj więcej