July 4:
We had a last chance to look for macaws early in the morning, on the small boat at 5:30 a.m., and then headed back down river to our journey's end. We saw about 160 macaws flying over, glad to know the rainforest here is very healthy. Here we are in our boat ready to head out, binoculars ready!
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| The pueblo of Bolivar with its houses on stilts so they don't flood when the river does. |
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| All the people sleep in hammocks to keep dry and keep off the insects. That tv might be attached to a satellite dish, which is the only way to get any stations. |
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| Their one room schoolhouse has very few supplies and a few posters on the wall. |
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| The school has a few tables and some chairs, that's about it. |
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| Mis amigos in Bolivar. |
In the afternoon we docked for a while at the small pueblo of Bolivar, with about 25 families of Cocama Indians living on the edge of the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve. These native people have the right to go into the reserve to hunt and fish certain animals that are not endangered, peccaries (wild pigs), tapir, the red bracket deer, and various kinds of fish. They live in very simple huts with thatched roofs made of palm leaves. We brought some school supplies and small gifts for the children which made them very excited.
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