Yasuní adventures and kichwa customs

In the early morning, I went to the tower to look for the monkeys and birds that are active right at dawn.

Manosaky monkey. Look at that face! They look like bears!
Lizard
Spixis guan
Cinereous tinamu
Gilded barbet

After the sunrise hike and breakfast, we went to the cultural center to learn about the kichwa customs.

The custom of dancing.
Clay pots for various foods from plantain, yucca, and cacao.
Tools for mashing and mixing.
This little girl was so sweet.
Everyday food. From the top is chonta worm (a larvae), cacao bean, heart of palm, plantain (yellow at the bottom), and yucca. The base material in the center is mashed cacao.
Chonta worm and mashed cacao. I wasn’t brave enough to eat the live worm.
Crested owl in the top of the store.
Hunting with a blow gun. It was surprisingly easy and I hit the target (stuffed bird) hanging in the doorway

After lunch, we went back to the Añangu river to look for giant river otters. No luck today but we saw a lot of other cool things. I got to help row the canoe. The poor guide now knows I hate to sit still.

This red howler monkey is pregnant and carrying a baby

These coatimundi babies were trying to get across to where momma went. One went up one direction and the other climbed up a vine but fell down into the water – twice. Poor thing….

Poor thing is so drenched….
A capuchin monkey with a cacao.
Red crested woodpecker
Red howler reaching for tasty leaves
Black caiman
On the way to various places we would see barges carrying petroleum vehicles. French companies are present here where they care for workers and the environment.
Yellow headed sideneck

After dinner was a little night hike.

Frog
Pygmy opposum. it moved fast.
This mushroom gives off a foul smell to attract insects
Under a blacklight this scorpion glows
What it looks like with regular light

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