Airport Cafe, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia (RBQ)– 08/19/19 Image by kenne
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Rurrenabaque Airport Cafe Leave a comment
Madidi National Park Sunset Leave a comment
Madidi National Park (Bolivia) Sunset Along The Beni River (9/19/19) — Image by kenne
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading me wherever I choose,
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road.
— from Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman
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Building Construction — Rurrenabaque, Bolivia Leave a comment
Building Construction — Rurrenabaque, Bolivia In The Amazon Forest (08/19/19) — Image by kenne
Rurrenabaque
Sits on the Beni River
Amazon journey.
— kenne
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Tacana Family On The Tuichi River Leave a comment
A Tacana Family Headed Down the Tuichi River to Rurrenabaque in the Amazon — HDR Image by kenne
The Tacana people live along the Beni River in the Madidi National Park, Amazon.
The Tuichi River joins the Beni River upstream from the town Rurrenabaque.
Pedro, our Tacana guide demonstrated the indigenous technique of fishing.
Matt did have some success on our Day 3. — Image by kenne
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Heading Down River To Rurrenabaque Leave a comment
Traveling down the Beni River with a few jungle stops before returning to Rurrenabaque.
Video by kenne
The bridge at Rurrenabaque, Bolivia — Images by kenne
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Capybaras Near The Beni River Leave a comment
Capybaras Near The Beni River, Madidi National Park
The capybara is a mammal that resembles a giant long-legged guinea pig.
It lives in groups near water, which is why we were able to see them
going down rivers in Madidi National Park. The capybara is the largest living rodent.
They are a favorite food of the jaguar, which may explain why some of our group
were able to see a jaguar that had just eaten a capybara near the river shore.
— kenne
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There’s A Story We Must Tell . . . Leave a comment
Ty Instructing Matt How To Flyfish — Image by kenne
There’s a story we must tell . . .
Tom’s fly fishing rods travel with us
Everywhere we went in Bolivia.
The rods are not cheap, so we
made sure one of us always had
them with the carry-on luggage.
As fate would have it,
our river location was not
the best place for fly fishing.
Even so, why travel all this way
and not at least do some casting
over the Tuichi river waters?
Tom readied the rods and reels
for Matt to get some practice
with Ty being his instructor.
As the sun went down where
the Tuichi and Beni rivers merge
they cast over the joining waters.
The moral of the story is:
Never travel with fly fishing rods
without creating a memorial moment.
— kenne
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Day Four Sunset Leave a comment
Sunset Over the Tuichi and Beni Rivers (Madidi National Park) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The sun sets as our tents are sat up and our last dinner on the river is being prepared.
This is also where we will leave the balsa wood rafts.
The remainder of our time on the river will be on the supply boat.
— kenne
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Macaw Nesting Site In Madidi National Park Leave a comment
Macaw Nesting Site — Images by kenne
Madidi National Park itself contains 11% of the world’s bird species and has been recognized as one of the most diverse places on earth. Most macaw pairs breed once a year, and the female lays her eggs in a nest inside a tree hollow or in a dirt hollow on a cliff face.
Pedro leading the way to the Macaw nesting site.
The macaw nesting site is near the junction of the Beni and Tuichi Rivers. From the riverbank, a short trail leads to a viewing platform. Here one can watch these impressive Red-and-green and Chestnut-fronted macaws fly, call and interact from the platform.
The Macaw Cliff Nesting Site — Chick Here To See More Macaw Images by kenne
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Overnight In Rurrenabaque Leave a comment
Registering (Tom, Matt and Ty) at Mayadela Amazonia Hotel Boutique in Rarrenabaque.
Mayadela Amazonia Hotel Boutique on the Beni River.
Beni River East Bank
A recently completed bridge links Rurrenabaque with San Buenaventura on the west bank of the Beni River.
A demonstration in downtown Rurrenabaque.
Downtown Rurrenabaque.
Mayadela Amazonia Hotel Boutique, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia.
Becoming is Superior to Being 