The Final Step
When you think you’re finally there, you realise you have 256 steps more to go, and they are all uphill!
Month: December 2014
The River of the Mother of God
There is something magical about a place that can only be accessed by water – an ocean or a river. An aura of mystery surrounds it, and the long boat ride heightens one’s level of expectancy as the destination nears. From the sleepy gold mining town of Laberinto, you have to spend anywhere form six to …
Laberinto – a gateway to the Amazon
In order to reach our field site in Peru, the Los Amigos Biological Field Station (or CICRA), you must clamber onto a river boat. These small craft can take an unholy amount of time to swim upriver – particularly in the wet season when the river flows, swollen and irritable, away from your destination – …
Dogs Take Over
There’s something about a country with dogs that run wild – it changes the flavor of things completely. Dogs form a major part of the scenery in Laberinto, where we spend hours waiting to catch a ride up the river to the field station.
Field Stylin’
We come prepared to our field courses – who wouldn’t want to learn tropical biology from these cool cats?
Amphibios is with us!
We are lucky to have one of our board members join us this winter to teach the herpetology modules – he refers to himself as an amateur (what does that make the rest of us??) – and we are excited to see what this adventure will bring. Timothy Paine show cases his extraordinary work with …
Field gear
This may not look like much, but it is where we store our field gear while we are away. The incredible thing is how safe everything is, because you can’t access it unless you know the names of the dogs of the house! And we will never tell!