Peru and Ecuador 2026

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2026-05-31

The next morning we set out for some walkways in the rainforest treetops, which involved several transfers and stops. We took a small open boat to Indiana, Peru. (Indiana, Peru, really needs to become a sister city of Peru, Indiana. They are even close in population, around 10-11 thousand.) We viewed the new market building and then boarded motokars and rode to Mazan on narrow paved paths. At Mazan, we boarded another boat and traversed the Napo river to the ExploreNapo lodge, then took another boat to the canopy walkways.

The canopy walkways were put up to facilitate scientific studies, but they also serve tourists, so they help generate income for the area. Along the way to and from the walkways, there were animal and plant spottings and demonstrations of making a roof tile and a backpack from foliage.

From the walkways, we went back to the Napo lodge for lunch and presentations about the local tribe preserving land and cultivating stingless bees. Then we went back to Mazan, Indiana, and Ceiba Tops.

Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana bar
Indiana bar.
The yellow building is a local bar.
Indiana main square
Indiana main square.
Indiana sign
Indiana sign.
Indiana market
Indiana market.
Indiana market
Indiana market.
Bananas at Indiana market
Bananas at Indiana market.
Photo by Pam Pollack.
Indiana shore seen from market
Indiana shore seen from market.
Stall in Indiana market
Stall in Indiana market.
Stall in Indiana market
Stall in Indiana market.
Stall menu
Stall menu.
Stall menu
Stall menu.
Setting out in motokars
Setting out in motokars.
Indiana
Indiana.
View from motokar
View from motokar.
View from motokar
View from motokar.
Mazan
Mazan.
Mazan
Mazan.
Mazan
Mazan.
Mazan
Mazan.
Mazan
Mazan.
Mazan
Mazan.
Leaving Mazan
Leaving Mazan.
Napo river
Napo river.
Napo river
Napo river.
Napo river
Napo river.
Napo river
Napo river.
Napo river
Napo river.
Napo river
Napo river.
ExplorNapo Lodge
ExplorNapo Lodge.
Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey.
Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey.
Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey.
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey.
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Squirrel monkeys
Squirrel monkeys.
Photographer unknown.
Black-mantled tamarin
Black-mantled tamarin.
Black-mantled tamarins
Black-mantled tamarins.
Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey.
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Black-mantled tamarin
Black-mantled tamarin.
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Squirrel monkeys
Squirrel monkeys.
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso).
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso).
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso).
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Going to canopy walkways
Going to canopy walkways.
Going to canopy walkways
Going to canopy walkways.
Dying vegetation darkening river
Dying vegetation darkening river.
Going to canopy walkways
Going to canopy walkways.
Yellow-crown brush-tailed rat
Yellow-crown brush-tailed rat.
Yellow-crown brush-tailed rat
Yellow-crown brush-tailed rat.
Yellow-crown brush-tailed rat
Yellow-crown brush-tailed rat.
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Going to canopy walkways
Going to canopy walkways.
Going to canopy walkways
Going to canopy walkways.
Making a roof tile
Making a roof tile.
Making a roof tile
Making a roof tile.
Making a roof tile
Making a roof tile.
Making a roof tile
Making a roof tile.
Making a roof tile
Making a roof tile.
Making a roof tile
Making a roof tile.
Canopy walkway
Canopy walkway.
Canopy walkways map
Canopy walkways map.
Canopy walkways sign
Canopy walkways sign.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
Canopy vegetation
Canopy vegetation.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
Canopy vegetation
Canopy vegetation.
Canopy vegetation
Canopy vegetation.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
Canopy vegetation
Canopy vegetation.
View from canopy walkways
View from canopy walkways.
Me on canopy walkway
Me on canopy walkway.
Photo by Cesar Sevillano Guer.
Backpack made from leaves
Backpack made from leaves.
Backpack made from leaves
Backpack made from leaves.
Rubber tree
Rubber tree.
Velvet ant (male, can fly)
Velvet ant (male, can fly).
Leaving canopy walkways
Leaving canopy walkways.
Leaving canopy walkways
Leaving canopy walkways.
Leaving canopy walkways
Leaving canopy walkways.
Leafcutter ants
Leafcutter ants.
Leafcutter ants
Leafcutter ants.
Leafcutter ants
Leafcutter ants.
Leafcutter ants
Leafcutter ants.
Leafcutter ant at nest
Leafcutter ant at nest.
Stingless bees
Stingless bees.
Photo by Pam Pollack.
Stingless bees
Stingless bees.
Photo by Pam Pollack.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Indiana
Indiana.
Floating restaurant
Floating restaurant.
Floating restaurant
Floating restaurant.
On Napo river
On Napo river.
Ceiba Tops Lodge
Ceiba Tops Lodge.
Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior)
Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior).
Photo by Pam Pollack.
Buildings along the Amazon
Buildings along the Amazon.
Photo by Pam Pollack.
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis</i>)
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis).
Photo by Pam Pollack.

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