Cruised the Amazon and Rio Negro by boat. Fished for piranha and hiked the forests. Viewed over 60 different birds and saw paca, anteater, sloth, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, tree iguana, bats, and bushy-tailed opossum.
Meeting of the Waters-
The Amazon river versus the Rio Negro
Amazon: neutral PH, temperature is 64-68 degrees, the water comes from the Andes.
Rio Negro: acidic (4.5), temperature is 75-78 degrees, the water comes from Columbia.