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  • Day 5

    The Amazon Rain Forest - Day 2

    June 28, 2016 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Up at 5:30 for breakfast and day trip to Lake Valencia. We went with an older couple from Wales who are lovely people. Started with a 2 hour boat ride and then, after a pit stop at the side of the river, we started fishing for piranha. The piranha were everywhere and ate the meat off our hooks way more often then they ate the hook! (But we still caught a ton!) A black juvenile Caiman was very interested in us at 1 point. (see pic).
    Our personal chef on this adventure cooked our piranha and a beautiful array of other food which we ate in a screened-in hut at the side of the lake. We ate off of large banana leaves. Food was delicious (though piranha are a bit too bony for my taste).
    The weather has been perfect in the Amazon. High 70s mostly and overcast in the morning so we avoid the intense sun and can wear long clothes to protect from the bugs.
    On the boat ride back, we found a sloth (our goal for this trip! 😊). Boat ride back was long and cold. We had dinner at the lodge, played some cards and went to sleep. Tomorrow, we fly to Cusco.
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