PeruBu about 7:30 am, all the smaller birds and parrots had left and the left cliff was empty. The macaws started eating clay a bit later and they all converged on the right cliff. It was a riot of colors there.
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While we were taking turns watching through the binoculars and telescope, Jorge and our boat driver set up a picnic breakfast for us. We had bread, fruits, juices and tea while watching the spectacle.
At around 8 am we decided to head back to the camp. On the way back, we saw Capibaras, Turtles amd herons.
We also saw some people illegally prospecting for gold in the river waters. We we back inRead more
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On the way into the jungle, we stopped to see the Brazil nut tree. 60% of the world's Brazil nut is grown in Brazil, 30% in Bolivia and 10% in Peru. Our guide Jorge told us that the fruit of the Brazil nut grows very high and cannot be plucked before it is ripe. The people wait for it to ripen and then fall. Most of the fruits are exported to Spain and further.
We also saw the Avatar tree (SaibaRead more
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We reached the Chuncho Clay Lick by around 6 am. It was around a small curve on the side of the Tambopata river. We parked our boat and got off to walk across to the other end of the curve.
Even before we reached the other end, we could hear the loud calling of the various birds and mackaws. The sight we saw when we came across the clay cliff was truly mindblowing. No camera or lens can do justiceRead more
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We reached El Gato at around 8:30 am. There, we went on a walk along the route A. At the end of the walk there is a parrot clay lick.
The walk was along a dense forest, it wasn't as wild or dense as in Bolivia. There were boards on all the major trees on the trail.
PeruWe set up our telescope and the binoculars to see them up close. We even tried taking pictures through the telescope.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Inambari
