Sunday, October 6, 2013

Welcome to the Jungle


 DISCLAIMER-about a million pictures of animals-most of them monkeys

The minute I un-boarded the plane, I felt the heat radiating in the air.  Beads of sweat began to form on my brow; mind you this was at 8 pm. I grabbed my stuff off the baggage belt and headed out the door but alas I had no idea how much it would cost me to get into the center of town and I didn’t have the phone number of the one PCV who I knew was in Iquitos already. As always when leaving a terminal of any kind, bus/plane/combi I was bombarded by taxi drivers, 15 soles to get to the center of town in 25 minutes? Well sounds a little pricey but sure why not, later I found out it should have been half the price-damn! I hate when that happens, at least I arrived in one piece, and I’ll pay extra for that.

Before the race we went sightseeing and by sight seeing I mean animal seeing.
Quistococha Zoo:























having a leopard look into my eyes made my heart race, don't eat me please!





giant rodent!


my new boyfriend

beautiful ladies by the zoo pond



Manatee Reserve

twertles
baby manatee




oh so soft



bottle feeding a "baby" manatee







name of manatee Reserve

twertle eggs burried in the sand
Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm












how could you not love that face?! -(talking about the monkey's)

 

camaflouge caterpillars 

it looks like a leaf-but it's nooot



these cocoons could be earrings!

moth cocoons














this guy was a natural model




ocelot cuties






kinda like a Peruvian squirrel 






1 comment:

  1. Alicia, you are definitely an animal person <3 I think it's amazing what you are doing with your time. You are awesome, and I love you <3...aunt Rachel :D

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