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Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Lijah Goes Piranha Fishing

Our trip was spectacular--the nature and ancient ruins were beyond belief! 

Our trek through the great rain forest at the end of the expedition started to the pitter-patter of rain and the many mysterious sounds of the forest. It had been raining for quite a while, which was not a bad thing. The rain makes everything so soothing, cleaner, and fresher!

We dirtied our boots hiking to the Oxbow Lake while hunting with our cameras for the giant river otter. To our dismay we did not see this rare creature. However, birds, fish, and mysterious bubbles floating to the surface from deep within the water set the perfect mood for our exploration. 

We pulled our boat close along the Oxbow's banks. What made me jump was when, to my surprise, our tour guide pulled out fishing poles--made of simple sticks--and said, "Piranha fishing!"

 
Monday, June 1, 2009
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Grace T: The Rain Forest

In the final days of the expedition we started our journey to the rain forest. From Cusco we took a plane to a small airport where we boarded a bus to our lodge. Instead of traveling on roads to get to our lodge we took a motorboat up a tributary of the Amazon River. We saw a caiman and two capybaras on the way there. After about an hour-long boat ride we reached the edge of the river near the lodge. From there we had to hike for about ten minutes through the forest. The calls of many exotic birds surrounded us. I could only wonder what they could be.
 
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Benjamin and Elisabeth

Hi, I'm Benjamin. As soon as we all got up this morning, we boarded a bus to go to breakfast. We went to the Rainforest Habitat wildlife park, where we got to hold some pretty cool rain forest animals, like the carpet python, tree frog, parakeet, and crocodile. We learned a little bit about each of the animals too. For example we learned that the python could grow to be several feet long. The one I held was about four feet long.

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Afterward we ate breakfast with the birds. The birds were flying around, swiping our food and drinking our juice, and sitting on our heads and shoulders. One even peed on my shoulder! It was all great--even the pee.


 

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