Eventually we arrived at the village where four families live. The chief was hitting the drums while one of the younger guys was running out of his cottage still tying together his loincloth. Some other family members gathered in the roundhouse to perform the show. The chief gave a little speech and then they started dancing. He and the toothless guy were very much into it, the young guy though struggled with the steps. I couldn't help but think he just left his...

It was here where they shot the ephemeral movie "Anaconda". Make no mistake this is not your regular city park, this is wilderness. When we stopped to take a walk I was basically eaten up by mosquitoes. Also it wasn't the brightest idea to wear black.

And in the leaves we have a boa constrictor. Jose, the guide had more respect for the much smaller boa. Maybe because the anaconda lives and hunts for the most part in the water, where the boa lives in the trees, so one at your feet or submerged even and one above your head. - So is danger from above perceived as the bigger force? Well, that might explain the success of the climate change fear mongering. - I anyhow had mixed feelings taking photos in that serp...

An anaconda on the ground, about 4 m long…

Sloth - the natives also call them congressman.