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The Amazon, Part 1: The Riverboat and the Hoatzin Birds

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Overwhelmed by thousands of images and impressions, I could not find enough words to describe the five days I spent in the Amazon.Words could not paint the picture of the vastness of the Amazon River, the changing color of the sky, the thousand trees and plants, and the sounds from secret places I had never known.This trip made me understand the true meaning of the Asian proverb I read in the frontispiece of Patricia Schultz’s book, “1,000 Places to See Before You Die” –Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.
Day 1 It was raining when our plane touched down at CF Secada Vignetta Airport in Iquitos, the heart of the Amazon jungle.The rusting plane sitting off the runway caught my eye. The rain and the rusting plane were a subtle reminder we were in the Amazon jungle indeed – a rugged place.Our naturalist-guide, named Vics, was waiting for us at the airport.He did not give us a formal introduction and welcome until we got on the bus for another two-hour ride …
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