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The Mighty Amazon

            Our first glimpse of the mighty Amazon occurred after 26 hours of air travel (flights from San Francisco to Miami, Miami to Lima, Lima to Iquitos); followed by a 25 minute jitney bus ride through Iquitos, dodging the thousands of motor cycle taxis, swatting bugs and mosquitoes in the 85 degree dripping humid weather, followed by a 45 minute ride on a flat bottom skiff on the river downstream to reach the Ceiba Tops Explorama Lodge. 

The river is huge and fast flowing, moving at 5-6 knots, but relatively calm, dark muddy brown and filled with floating logs and branches. 

There are no seasons in the Amazon here so near the equator - they only have the "high water season" and the "low water season". The peak is usually during mid-April and the water will start to recede rapidly now, probably by 30 to 40 feet. It was eerie to see whole trees submerged with only top branches peeking out. The boats only move during the day since there are no navigation lights and the many floating hazards would make it too dangerous. 

We had some fabulous skies as it rains 250 days a year here, though we only got rained on once during our excursions.

Taken in: Colombia / Amazonas (show map)

Taken on: April 6, 2013

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365: the 2013 edition

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Day 96/365

Day 96

06-Apr-13

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Sets appears in: • 365-2013 • Peru - 2013

Groups appears in: • Drawing In Clouds - Desenho em Nuvens • 365: The 2013 Edition

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 105mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	105mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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