Julio and Angel retrieve some cacao (chocolate) pods for us to sample.
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Roughcut 10: Hot Springs
Arlo, Alison, and Megan warm up in a teeny tiny hot spring.
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Roughcut 09: Naka Naka
Alison spots a (possibly) poisonous snake in the trees overhead.
Our guides thought that it may be a naka naka (coral snake) before getting a closer look. Afterwards, Julio called it a fer-de-lance (yikes!). For all I know, it could be a non-venenomous tree snake, but they sure did treat it with a healthy respect!
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Roughcut 08: Jungle Camp
Megan and Alison tell tales of our shipwrecked boat and the long walk to our camp.
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Roughcut 07: Swimming in the Amazon
Alison and Megan talk about swimming in a river that cut through the jungle.
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Roughcut 06: Coca Plantation
Alison, Megan, and Arlo play with a blue and yellow macaw and learn a little bit about coca leaves at a plantation outside of Pilcopata.
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2009
Roughcut 05: Cankles
Arlo is ridiculed for his swollen “cankles.”
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Roughcut 04: Bug Bites
Alison tries out a jungle remedy for vicious Amazon basin bug bites.
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2009
Roughcut 03: Termites
Megan is talked into eating from the “fresh and minty” termite mound.
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2009
Roughcut 02: Centipede
Megan and Alison talk about holding a centipede on a night hike through the Amazon.