Early morning excursion
4. november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We woke up as planned around 4 am. The plan was to start at 4:30 am and try and reach the Chuncho Clay Lick by around sunrise. Many varieties of parrots, mackaws and other birds come to the clayLæs mere
Sunrise over the Tambopata river
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Around 5 am, the sun started rising over the trees surrounding the river. It was nice and cool early in the morning and the breeze due to the movement of the boat made it very refreshing.
Way to Chuncho Clay Lick
4. november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
On the way to the clay lick we saw some Capibaras along the shore of the Tambopata river. It was a very scenic ride.
Chuncho Clay Lick
4. november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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.
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Varieties of parrots on the left cliff
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We set up our telescope and the binoculars to see them up close. We even tried taking pictures through the telescope.
Parrots eating clay
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Macaws
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Blue and yellow macaws, red amd green macaws, scarlet macaws
Macaws at the clay lick
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Blue Macaws
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Macaws eating clay
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Bu 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 colorsLæs mere
More macaws at the clay cliff
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Breakfast with a view
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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 theLæs mere
Afternoon rain shower
4. november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
While we were relaxing in the afternoon, ominous clouds rolled in and after a lot of lightning and thunder, it started to pour. We had been lucky again with the weather in the morning at the clayLæs mere
Chuncho Lodge
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We finished food by 2 pm and the evening tour was at 3:30 pm, so we walked around in the area owned by byta the lodge. Its very beautifully built, the only complaint being the owner had cut too manyLæs mere
Off to El Gato reserve
4. november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
At 3:30 pm, we went to the El Gato Reserve. Its a private reserve created by the owner since 35 years. He grows many types of fruits from all over amazon. We could walk around and taste some as partLæs mere
El Gato waterfall
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Inside the property there's a nice little waterfall. The pathway down was very wet and mucky due to the afternoon rain. But, we were wearing boots so we walked all the way down to get a better view.
Fruits of various kinds
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Carambola - we tried the fruit. It was not fully ripe but tasted almost like an unripe golden apple.
Noni - Its a very foul smelling fruit. It smells and also tastes like blue cheese. SomethingLæs mere
Huge citrus trees
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Sapote - It grows in the wild in amazon. The fruits are high up and fall when they are ripe. The fruit had a hard outer cover that is hard to break. The pulp is very sweet. Sometimes, the CappuchinLæs mere
Cacao & Lemon
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Kopvasu - from the family of Cacao. The fruit is used to make juice and ice cream. The seed is used to make chocolate.
We also saw the Cacao fruit. This is used to make chocolates.
Even the tree ofLæs mere
Pineapple, mangoes and coffee
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Sugarcane at last
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Caimito - its a very sweet fruit gluey white pulp inside. Oil should be put on the lips before eating else it might make the lips stick.
Lady Finger Banana - Small variety of banana.
Finally, we gotLæs mere
Anona
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The lime here was extremely sour with a very strong flavor of lime.
Anona - From the family of custard apple (Maracuya)
We couldn't try mangoes since they were all bad.
The lemons were as huge as theLæs mere
Pineapples & cucumbers
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The size of the pineapples and cucumbers was also double the size we are used to seeing.
Back at Chuncho Lodge
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By 6:15 pm, we were back at our lodge. Just a few meters from the river shore, we saw some Night Monkeys in the high trees nearby. We also saw a tree tarantula near the dining room.
Dinner was servedLæs mere
Breakfast at Chuncho Lodge
5. november 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We woke up early and were ready for breakfast at 6:30 am. After a hearty breakfast of cut fruits and scrambled eggs, we were ready for our 1st activity of the day.
The plan was that Jorge would leaveLæs mere