Adventures in the Colombian Amazon
Cabanas del Fraile; Puerto Narino, Amazonas, Colombia.
A Three-toed Sloth. An iconic animal by any measure, and a symbol of Latin America's incredible biodiversity. Seeing and photographing a sloth at close range on this tropical, sultry morning was incredible enough. All the more reason to brave the elements and visit the Amazon while it was still the rainy season in May of 2022. But behind a school, just a five minute walk from the hostel? Already, at the hostel itself, eight-foot-long Boa Constrictors were lying in wait for Squirrel and Tamarin Monkeys. Right across from my hostel, no less. What other surprises did the Tres Fronteras region have in store for me? As it turned out, it was to have many; so many of which I never could have expected.
