Brazil

Worms a plenty – Atta Rainforest lodge.

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Peter Kille

Up with the dawn (5.30 am) and after my first cup of coffee for 3 days we set off a early morning recon to the forest and to walk the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway. To walk in the tree tops is a spiritual experience as you find yourself speaking in hushed tones – it the library
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Georgetown-Lethem Lethem-Atta Rainforest lodge

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Peter Kille

‘Prof’ collected at 5.30, and laid-back ticketing approach worked because behind the ‘check-in’ desk was all the correct paper work – both for the return flight and the additional baggage allowance I had pre-booked. However, it is slightly off putting when they weigh your luggage then they weigh you together with your carry-on, I declined to
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Georgetown

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Peter Kille

Having experienced Mombasa prepared me for the temperature and humidity of Georgetown and to top it off, we were welcomed by tropical rain. Arriving at an English speaking country where people drive on the left immediately puts you at your ease. But the roads, although mainly engines also have a significant number of horse and carts.
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London-JFK JFK-Georgetown

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Peter Kille

London-JFK JFK-Georgetown They should warn you that a 4 pm transatlantic flight is the worst time to fly if you are connecting to another long connection. At the start, it is too early to sleep and there is always a few good movies you missed at the cinema but when these are done and you’re
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To the roof of the World in Search of Worms

Posted on 24 June 2017 by Peter Kille

Packed and Ready It’s time to take to the road again!! This time, it’s the north of the Amazon and the border of Guyana, Brazil and Venezuela. Why – well, we have been tracing the possible routes of human migration into the Amazon…..If you remember, we are trying to use the relationship between earthworm populations
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Trust in People: Belem – Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Posted on 29 April 2015 by Pete

After a a groggy start we stocked-up our energy on Tapioca pancakes (http://flavorsofbrazil.blogspot.com.br/2011/06/tapioca-what-it-is-depends-on-where-you.html), caffeine and juice and tried to start to address the issues that had arisen. We had a quick win over breakfast when George’s EMBRAPA colleague Santarem came through big time – access to two sites, a vehicle and a cheap (almost free) field station to
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Positive thinking: Manaus to Belem

Posted on 29 April 2015 by Pete

Today George, Luis and I had to leave the team in Manaus and travel to Belem to meet the archaeologists and anthropologists that work at the ‘Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi’ in an attempt to identify sites for the next field trip in may.  Leaving was tough as although everyone had enjoyed collecting their favourite species rather than the systematic
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