Two week taster of the Amazon

As the first 2 weeker of GVI Ecuadorian Amazon expedition, I found this first week extremely interesting because it was a mix between training and talks and the first tastes of the projects being run by GVI in the Amazon. My status of “2 weeker” permitted me to go out in the field a lot this week, which was intense and hard work, but very enjoyable. With one or two fieldwork walks per day, two night walks and one sat camp the first week was busy and very sweaty! All the different activities allowed me to see so many things, including three different types of snakes, plenty of frogs, birds of prey, birds, lizards and also mammals such as the Aquatic Rat (Anotomys leander), Agoutis (genus Dasyprocta), Opossums and an amazing orange tail, probably belonging to a giant squirrel. As someone who loves their sleep, it was a tough week, mainly due to the early mornings, but once up and about everything was so cool.

Two week taster of the Amazon