I have been in the Amazon for a little over two weeks now. Time is flying by!  I am based out of Manaus and am working/studying at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas do Amazonas (the National Institute of Amazonian Research).  I have had the chance to meet all kinds of awesome researchers ranging from fish biologists to cultural anthropologists and the one thing that amazes me…is how much research is being done in the region.  Unfortunately, I am here at the wrong time of year for constant fieldwork, as Carnival is starting, but I have been able to get out on some pretty cool adventures so far.  I hope you enjoy the pictures!

My first experience on the Amazon was heading out to a small fishing village. The trip started out of a fishing port in Manaus on the Rio Negro and crossed over the Solimoes (“Where the Waters Meet”) to the fishing village about an hour down the river.  It was pretty amazing to see the two rivers collide with the black and white water running along each other without mixing (pics of the meeting of the waters are coming soon, I couldn’t stop filming on this trip).

Above are pictures from my time spent in the Preserva Duke, exploring the primary growth forest outside of the city in the attempt to collect frogs.  Unfortunately in all of our attempts, we weren’t been able to find a single target species.

Check out the pics from a few days spent up the Rio Negro in a jungle/river camp exploring the flooded forests!