The South American Odyssey

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 justice to what the eyes saw. It was a riot of colors everywhere. On the left clay cliff, it was predominantly smaller birds generally all varieties of parrots so it looked covered with green dots. The cliff on the right was being used mainly by the Mackaws mainly the Scarlet and the Blue ones.
Every now amd then, they would fly around in pairs or groups. It was amazing!!!Leggi altro

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. Something definitely not for me.
Lemongrass - Smells and tastes like lemon. Also used in its places sometimes. Also used in tea.
White coriander - is a leaf that smells and tastes like coriander.
We also saw many varieties of bananas.Leggi altro

The size of the pineapples and cucumbers was also double the size we are used to seeing.