Monday, 8 August 2016

19th May: Last Day

One of the best things about Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción is the spotlight on sustainability, from the projects studying the area's wildlife populations to the conservation efforts and sustainability programs to help protect the communities and the ecosystems of the Amazon. The lodge has established waste-management and recycling systems and supports local farmers by buying their crops and providing boat transportation to Puerto Maldonado—initiatives that deter the expansion of farmland into the surrounding forests.  The eco-lodge has its own generator and in order to maintain carbon neutral it is switched off overnight and between 3pm and 6pm.  This made the lodge quite gloomy at times, and we found ourselves waiting for the light to come on in order to shower or read a book, but it was in a good cause, so we were ok with that. As I closed the door on our cabana for the last time there was a hullabaloo in the trees.  A group of tamarin monkeys were goofing around and it struck me how I would miss such interludes once we were back home.  I was sad to say goodbye to my South American episode.  I was pleased to be going home, pleased not to be applying Deet and sunscreen, pleased not to feel hot and sweaty and find everything vaguely soggy from the humidity (like bank notes and passports!). There certainly is a lot of rain in the rain forest - funny that. But all the same, I love the ups and downs of travelling, the moments of wonder and the moments of frustration, journey boredom, being scared, cross, bewildered, exhilarated and feeling alive. 




Tamarin Monkey

The vibrancy of South America

The End (Japan next?)

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