With a brush with an anaconda under our belts, it was time to seek out some other Amazonian wildlife. This time we took to the river to swim with pink dolphins. Amazon pink dolphins or Inia geoffrensis are one of just a handful of river dolphin species around the world and are unique to the […]
The Alligator Encounter
Despite my fear of being eaten by an alligator in the Amazon (read my previous posts on anacondas and pink dolphins to understand why), we were lucky to encounter one up close at camp. There was a particular alligator that liked to sun itself on the banks right outside camp. In fact, he liked it […]
The Anaconda Hunt
Location: Las Pampas, Bolivia Today’s Plan: Searching for anacondas “We probably won’t see any,” the guide said, trying not to get our hopes too high of seeing an anaconda in the wild. “Muy peligroso, muy peligroso,” he continued. “I think he’s saying the water’s deep,” said one of our traveling companions. “No, he’s saying it’s […]