San Francisco Village & Clavero Lake, 5/2/2018, Delfin II
Aboard the
Delfin II
Amazon
Today we had the great opportunity to visit a small local
community by the river’s edge called San Francisco. Under the tuff conditions
these people live we were surprised on how well adapted they are to live from
the river and forest that surrounds them, and how friendly and openly they
welcomed us to their homes and lives.
For the afternoon we visited by skiff Clavero Lake. An oxbow lake
created, that was formerly the rivers main course, but as the river meanders
down to the ocean on these very flat lowlands, it will occasionally create a
shortcut, leaving behind a lake that will eventually fill up with sediment.
Nicknamed “Indio” (Indian) because of his powers of observation and quiet nature, José has almost two decades of experience working as a naturalist and photography guide; as well as being recognized as an expert birder and nature photographer in Cost...
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The Pacaya River is the most remote destination of this journey. With less inhabitants and the protection of the park rangers, this area is a real wildlife mecca. We invested the entire morning searching for wildlife. To make the experience even more special, we had breakfast at “The Jungle Café”, a very nice plated breakfast on board our skiffs, surrounded by wilderness. We took this opportunity, so we didn’t have to interrupt our wildlife experience of exploring a remote area away from the ship. Since the level of the Amazon has reached record high levels in this area, the quality of our wildlife viewing opportunities was exceptional. We had great sightings of multiple red howler monkeys, three-toed sloths, and many species of birds. We ended our morning by swimming at Yanayacu Lake. Here, a few pink river dolphins showed up, curious about their visitors.
Clavero Lake was our morning’s destination. In the early hours of the morning, we watched pink and gray river dolphins from our skiffs. Later in the day we explored deeper along the lake and some of its tributaries. We had our first kayaking experience, as well as our first opportunity to take a plunge in the refreshing Amazonian waters. Supay Lake was where we explored in the afternoon. Here, we found three-toed sloths, hoatzins, a variety of birds, and small primates. All of this was enjoyed while surrounded by the wilderness of the Amazonian Rain Forest.
Our second full day exploring the Peruvian Amazon was a great one, full of wonderful wildlife sightings and a few surprises. We started very early in the morning navigating the narrow Pahuachiro, a small tributary of the Marañon River where we quickly discovered a number of interesting bird species, like the slate-colored hawk, the wattled jacana, and the red-capped cardinal, and had a lucky encounter with an arboreal anteater. After breakfast we boarded our skiffs again and explored another tributary called Nauta Creek for more interesting bird sightings, like the great potoo and the black-tailed tityra. We watched several primate species, starting with a large group of squirrel monkeys (which included numerous females carrying their babies on their backs), Isabel’s sakis, red howlers, and the odd-looking night monkeys. Some of us were very fortunate to see one of the area’s top predators, a rare crested eagle! Later, we sailed around the easternmost portion of the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve and entered the Ucayali River where we explored the Yarapa, one of its tributaries. We enjoyed more amazing wildlife encounters, ending with a spectacular sunset, concluding another awesome day exploring the world’s largest tropical rainforest, Amazonia!
