Any given visit to the many small and medium-sized streams, known locally as “caños,” is simply fascinating! This morning we spotted many colorful bird species. Woodpeckers, tanagers, cotingas, jacamars, and kingfishers. Birds of prey were everywhere along the caño. Later in the afternoon, we had our second skiff ride of the day along Parahuachiro Caño. At sunset, we came back onboard with our minds and spirits filled with all the new adventures and feelings that the Upper Amazon has brought to our lives today.
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!
