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7 days/6 nights in Colombia and the deep jungle
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Day 1 - Day of arrival
Arrival at the Leticia's airport; hotel check in. Departure by car or minibus to the Huitoto Maloca, where the coca and tobacco rituals can be seen. Animal traps workshop. Back to Leticia, dinner and lodging in Yuruparí Hotel. |
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Day 2 - San Martin de Amacayacu
Breakfast and departure by boat up the Amazon River and the Amacayacu River to the Ticuna indigenous community of San Martín de Amacayacu. Lunch, a visit to the community, and departure by boat to the Cabimas River. An expedition through the surroundings to find a proper place to prepare the campsite and get some logs to start a fireplace, make some dinner and have a talk about the Jungle.
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Day 3 - Jungle traditions and practices
Breakfast and practices on orientation and first aid using plants; a practice with two basic tools: bow and machete. Lunch and time for resting. A search for vegetal food. A search for the chambira fiber (Astrocaryum chambira ). Dinner and night fishing.
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Day 4 - Footprints, tracks and animal traps
Bird watching in the morning. Breakfast. Practices of knots and traps. Lunch and time for resting. Pursuit of animal tracks. Night time: Dinner. Canoeing and fishing with an arrow. |
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Day 5 - Traditional crafts of the Amazon and a contest
Breakfast. Wood sculpture and preparation of cords with chambira and woven with palm leaf. Lunch and time for resting. A contest using a bow and a blowpipe. Back to the campsite for dinner. A night walk.
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Day 6 - Puerto Nariño
Breakfast and back to San Martin using canoes and a small motor boat. Lunch and departure by boat to Puerto Nariño; city tour and a visit to the Natütama Museum; dinner and lodging at Hotel Casa Selva.
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Day 7 - Departure day
Breakfast and departure by boat to Leticia. Free time. Transfer to the Leticia's airport. Lunch with a Botanist expert on the Amazon flora.
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