On the 24th of July, I'll be heading off into the jungle with a team of willing young explores...
Where are we going?
In the far north east of Peru, not far from the borders with Brazil and Columbia. The
is an area of the Amazon rainforest completely isolated from motorways, cities and industry. We'll start off in Iquitos, a town we have to fly into as it has no road access.
What will we do?
Along with families, animals. we'll start by travelling for two days up the Amazon and Maranon rivers to the mouth of the Samiria, to enter the wild, remote and pristine Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.
From now on we'll be relying on the expertise of the local indigenous Cocama community. They'll show use the stilted thatch huts they live in, how to fish with spears and nets and teach us how to track monkeys and aligators with ease.
Jungle training
We'll need to undergo complete jungle training so we're able to use machetes, build fires, create shelters, identify hazards...
The science bit
We're not just going to stomp around out there. We plan to do some meaningful work too. The science base will be deep in the jungle. On our trek there, we should encounter primates, lizards, butterflies,birds and loads of creepy crawlies! We'll be monitoring the health of key indicator species, such as parrots, dolphin, turtles, monkeys and alligators. These are all species that give us an important indication of biodiversity and threats to population stability in Pacaya Samiria reserve.
On the water
We'll leave the science camp by dug put canoes, tracing a network of lagoons and rivers toward the village of San Martin de Tipishca. Moving gracefully and quietly, it is possible to come upon Sloth, Caimen and massive birds of prey without scaring them off.
San Martin
Here, we'll be immersed in the community and culture of the Cocama people - a project BSES have been running since 2010; experiencing the daily way of life, which may include, maintenance of a Manoc plantation with an indigenous family, protecting turtle eggs with local school children or canoe maintenance.
Out of the jungle
It's back to the river boat and to Iquitos to get out again. We'll spend some time in the crazy markets here, trying local foods and have a bit of a celebration.
Get involved! If you fancy coming along too, take a look at www.bses.org.uk or send an email to lucy@bses.org.uk
For travel writing services visit www.lucygrewcock.com
Follow my responsible travel blog posts at http://lucy-grewcock.blogspot.com/
Where are we going?
In the far north east of Peru, not far from the borders with Brazil and Columbia. The
is an area of the Amazon rainforest completely isolated from motorways, cities and industry. We'll start off in Iquitos, a town we have to fly into as it has no road access.
What will we do?
Along with families, animals. we'll start by travelling for two days up the Amazon and Maranon rivers to the mouth of the Samiria, to enter the wild, remote and pristine Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.
From now on we'll be relying on the expertise of the local indigenous Cocama community. They'll show use the stilted thatch huts they live in, how to fish with spears and nets and teach us how to track monkeys and aligators with ease.
Jungle training
We'll need to undergo complete jungle training so we're able to use machetes, build fires, create shelters, identify hazards...
The science bit
We're not just going to stomp around out there. We plan to do some meaningful work too. The science base will be deep in the jungle. On our trek there, we should encounter primates, lizards, butterflies,birds and loads of creepy crawlies! We'll be monitoring the health of key indicator species, such as parrots, dolphin, turtles, monkeys and alligators. These are all species that give us an important indication of biodiversity and threats to population stability in Pacaya Samiria reserve.
On the water
We'll leave the science camp by dug put canoes, tracing a network of lagoons and rivers toward the village of San Martin de Tipishca. Moving gracefully and quietly, it is possible to come upon Sloth, Caimen and massive birds of prey without scaring them off.
San Martin
Here, we'll be immersed in the community and culture of the Cocama people - a project BSES have been running since 2010; experiencing the daily way of life, which may include, maintenance of a Manoc plantation with an indigenous family, protecting turtle eggs with local school children or canoe maintenance.
Out of the jungle
It's back to the river boat and to Iquitos to get out again. We'll spend some time in the crazy markets here, trying local foods and have a bit of a celebration.
Get involved! If you fancy coming along too, take a look at www.bses.org.uk or send an email to lucy@bses.org.uk
For travel writing services visit www.lucygrewcock.com
Follow my responsible travel blog posts at http://lucy-grewcock.blogspot.com/
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