We just returned from an excellent long day, touring the amazing Sacred Valley. Inca ruins from Pisaq to Ollantaytambo; llama/alpaca/vicuna/guanaco farm; weaving cooperative at Chinchero.
But let's try to catch up by going back to 8 May, Saturday afternoon, when we took the little boat across the Madre de Dios river to Monkey Island to see the several species that take refuge there. Personnel from Eco Amazonia sometimes purchase monkeys from local folks in markets so that they can set them free, or almost so, on Monkey Island; their offspring are placed on the mainland forest. We saw several species: the long-limbed black spider monkey, squirrel monkey, saddleback tamarind, and two kinds of capuchins. Very interesting to see them tear around the profusion of vines and tree branches. Got caught in a brief downpour, wonderfully refreshing given how hot and sweaty we'd been since arrival. Then back across for a good dinner and a really good starlight boat trip, described by Samantha in her post.
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