I met up with Ty in Lima, went out a couple times and then proceeded back to Iquitos. I took a lot more pictures of the animals in the Zoo, the Monkey Island and the Butterfly Farm :)
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I got to hold an Anaconda at the zoo, which was pretty cool, its a small one but still :)
Picture of Ty with a bigger anaconda... I really didn't like the way it was treated at this place though... felt like its soul was dead.
This guy has an interesting story... dropped off at the butterfly farm when it was very young in a box because they poacher couldn't feed it... weak with worms and infected the poor guy couldn't even stand up. The woman that runs the butterfly farm got a vet to come in and nursed him back to health... still a very wild animal he didn't like me getting too close to the cage and growled quite a bit. very big Jaguar!
This one was at the zoo in Iquitos, chilling out and sleeping, got a glimpse of her opening her eyes... cool picture!
This is the lake at the zoo that a lot of people go swimming in, I caught this picture as the sun was hiding behind the horizon.
Tbis little guy was a bit shy but seemed pretty comfortable around me and Ty. He didn't want to let go out Ty actually haha.
This is an Ocelot at the butterfly farm, another rescue animal, She treats the animals with great care... but this one is not afraid of humans anymore which is a huge prevention of releasing back into the wild again.
Pretty friendly monkeys on Monkey Island. This one got ahold of my camera strap, curious guy. The people that owned the sanctuary say that they get the monkeys that are confiscated from the Belen Markets by the police because its illegal to sell them... not too sure about it... I'd like to see them treat the animals better.
Sloths have a really cute face, they move incredibly slow and don't mind if you pick them up. They always look like they have a grin on their faces.
I absolutely love this picture, great reflection on the water.
hope you enjoyed. :)
Iquitos is full of wildlife, The butterfly farm started out just as that, but grew into a sanctuary for other animals. This is the best sanctuary I have seen. She takes excellent care of the animals as well as her staff, they are paid well and have health insurance.
There are a lot other places that do not treat the animals well or do not know how to treat animals exploiting for tourist reasons and a few coins in the pockets. All the same I still believe they are better off in a poor sanctuary than being sold for skins or skulls.
I have made my way up the Amazon river to a small city called Leticia which is on the boarder of Brazil, Peru and Colombia... But on the Colombian side, had my passport stamped and ready for Colombian adventure. A lot of people go to this place to see three different countries in one day. I had a flight the next day and had just ridden all day in a boat... exhausted all I really wanted was a meal and a good sleep for my flight the next day to Bogota, capital of Colombia, which would be my next stop over to somewhere warm and beautiful. And would give me a couple days to update and upload pictures.
Even just across the river I could see how much more money Colombia had floating around. The streets were cleaner, the people were dressed nicer and the restaurants and accommodations were well painted and presented a lot nicer.
I am now in Bogota, the air is chilly, most people wear light jackets and jeans. The colder weather has to do with the elevation. 2500 or so Metres much the same as Cusco.
I found a hostel called Musicology, very unique place with a lot of funny posters and and stickers around the hostel. Music playing almost 24/7.
They have Salsa lessons tonight in the hostel and I have already met some really interesting people here. I could find myself staying here for a long time, learning spanish and salsa... but my gut tells me I need to go North.
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