Great Blue Heron In Madidi National Park, Bolivia (08/23/19) — Image by kenne
knee-deep in water
pay no attention to me
I’m a passer-by
— kenne
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Airport Cafe, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia (RBQ)– 08/19/19 Image by kenne
Rurrenabaque, a port city on the Beni River, is one of the main entrances to the Madidi National Park.
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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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Great Blue Herons In Madidi National Park, Bolivia (08/23/19) — Images by kenne
Madidi is a national park in the upper Amazon river basin in Bolivia. Established in 1995, it has an area of 18,958 square kilometers, and, along with the nearby protected (though not necessarily contiguous) areas Manuripi-Heath, Apolobamba, and (across the border in Peru) the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madidi is part of one of the largest protected areas in the world.
Ranging from the glacier-covered peaks of the high Andes Mountains to the tropical rainforests of the Tuichi River, Madidi and its neighbors are recognized as one of the planet’s most biologically diverse regions. In particular, Madidi protects parts of the Bolivian Yungas and Bolivian montane dry forests ecoregions.
Access to the Madidi National Park by flying from La Pez over the Andes to Rurrenabaque. We drove muddy jungle roads to our guide’s Tacana Community, where we boarded balsa wood rafts on the Tuichi River.
— kenne
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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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Macaws In Flight In The Amazon (August 2019) — Image by kenne
Attractive to see
Always announce their presence
Noisy to the ear.
— kenne
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One Of Our Balsa Wood Rafts On The Tuichi River In The Madidi National Forest, Bolivian Amazon (08/20/19)– Image by kenne
“The first virtue of those who seek
the spiritual path is courage.”
— from The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
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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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Our Las Day In Madidi National Park — Images by kenne
The balsa wood rafts are pulled onto land and are left for anyone who might want them. Most of the supplies and camping equipment is removed and temporarily stored in the bush to make room for all of us to travel downriver to Rurrenabaque by mid-day. Pedro’s uncle will be left behind but will be picked up later.
There is still much to do and see before catching our late afternoon flight back to La Paz.
— kenne
‘Tis Nature’s law
That none, the meanest of created things,
Of forms created the most vile and brute,
The dullest or most noxious, should exist
Divorced from good—a spirit and pulse of good,
A life and soul to every mode of being
Inseparably linked.
That none, the meanest of created things,
Of forms created the most vile and brute,
The dullest or most noxious, should exist
Divorced from good—a spirit and pulse of good,
A life and soul to every mode of being
Inseparably linked.
— William Wordsworth
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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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Balsa Wood Rafting On the Tuichi River, Madidi National Forest — Images and Video by 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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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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Camp Site On The Tuichi River, Madidi National Park: Last Night — Images by kenne
End of The Journey
In life, some journeys are long
before the destination is reached.
Some may even take a lifetime
with breaks along the way
when we hit rocky ground,
but the end of the journey
is always profound.
— David Harris
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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
Becoming is Superior to Being 