Our last full day in the Peruvian Amazon was a memorable one. It started with an early morning exploration of the Marayali area, where we saw an amazing tropical porcupine. After breakfast, we visited a local community named Amazonas. The local people greeted us with open arms and showed us their way of life. They demonstrated how they utilize jungle products in a sustainable way to create lovely handicrafts. Later, we boarded our skiffs to explore Piraña Creek and ended the tour by drifting at the confluence of the Marañon and the Ucayali Rivers. We toasted our awesome time exploring this amazing place together.
5/24/2025
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Delfin II
Yarapa River, Amazonas Village, Peru
Leaving Delfin II at 06:00 for our morning skiff ride, we explored the Yarapa River and monkeys were everywhere! We saw common wooly monkeys, monk saki monkeys, and common squirrel monkeys. We weren’t monkeying around! In addition to the monkeys there were woodpeckers galore! We photographed crimson-crested, yellow-tufted, and cream-colored woodpeckers as they were busily hammering away at trees and termite nests. Our afternoon was spent at Amazonas Village getting an introduction to life along the river. We enjoyed demonstrations of food preparation, basketmaking with palm fibers, and hand-dying with local plants to give the baskets vibrant colors. We also had an introduction to Minga Peru, a group serving 40 different communities in this area. Our evening was topped off with a toast to the beginning of the actual Amazon River, where the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers converge. Salud!
