Rainforests of Ecuador, the Importance of the "Rain-" Part
Getting drenched in the heavy rains, walking through the jungle, spotting natives and snakes nearby Tena, Ecuador.
Little by little weather was getting worse. By the moment I left the bus there was a brutal downpour raging from the sky, making people seek shelter under whatever roof was available.
In an hour or so it got a bit better so I was able to venture outside and across the bridge over Rio Napo.
Very soon, though, the skies opened up again and I had to retreat back to the village and eventually, back to Tena. The day was pretty much wasted, but I managed to take a neat photo of the native people who were preparing to start selling handicrafts on the street:
Next day I reiterated my way back fully prepared to take on whatever would come, but the weather was hot and sunny this time.
This giant tree is at least 70 mts tall and I could not fit in into a single frame, it's as big as a house
The regular tree against the wall of enormous trunk of that behemoth
Next was the waterfalls Cascadas de Latas:
Walking there I managed to take a wrong turn and returning back I stumbled into a snake. I nearly stepped on it, as I wasn't expecting to run into it where was nothing just 5 minutes ago. We both were startled by the encounter, and the snake flew before I could make any decent shots.
Anybody knows, what species is that?
Proceeding to the waterfall:
And finally, a couple of pictures of Tena itself, which is a calm little town with an old airport re-purposed as a city park.
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Tena, also known as "San Juan de los rios de Tena", is the capital of the Province of Napo, as well as the largest and most populated city of the same and is crossed by the Tena and Pano rivers, at an altitude of 510 meters above sea level and with a tropical rainy climate of 25 ° C on average. It is called "Capital of the Orchid, the Guayusa and the Cinnamon" or "Capital of the Country of the Cinnamon"...The main activities of the city are commerce, agriculture, and tourism.
Tena and Pano rivers
To the two rivers that cross the City of the Cinnamon, the people call them the Loving Rivers; since, they come together and merge into one to love each other. Say the Kichwas Naporunas grandparents that each river is a man and a woman. It is a fascinating love story belonging to the disappeared people of the Quijos, a romantic story like that of Shakeaspere, the story of two young lovers with a fatal end. This is the story summarized:
"She was a princess Quijos young and beautiful, he a brave warrior, his love story was marked by passion and tragedy, because of the passion because they loved each other intensely, their encounters were always hiding from their parents, belonged to two peoples different, faced with death for a long time, tragedy because they make the fatal decision to commit suicide together to then each turn into a different river and finally join together to the sea. "
"To kill themselves they used the poison that is extracted from the vine known as curare and before dying they entrusted" Yacu Mama "the goddess and mistress of the water so that she can turn them into rivers with the promise never to separate, to stay together for the eternity, even if it means losing their bodies and not being able to love as humans do. "
"Today the city remembers its love every day, when crossing the pedestrian bridge, seen from the viewpoint or sitting in front of a bar on the boardwalk, leaving school, work, all those who pass at some point by the pedestrian bridge or vehicles they are witnesses of that great love, the grandparents Napo Runes say that when the water level rises, it is because the two lovers are loving each other with debauchery. "
Each town has its history, its legends, its myths, its beliefs and its particular way of telling its history; for the inhabitants of the city of Tena, its two rivers are part of the work of Shakeaspere.
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Amazing travels... at least the snake was moving away from you and not towards you. Interesting looking snake! Beautiful area, sometimes the rain makes it all the better! Love the umbrella shot!
The creature was moving surprisingly fast, by the way. I gave a little chase, but no decent shots on the move. Ever.
Oh yes they move very fast... just as long as it is away from you and not at you!
Magic places!
Buenos recuerdos, excelente.
I absolutely love that shot of the lady with the pink umbrella!!! Super.
It's a little girl, actually
i guess plane tickets are cheap where you live heh ... nice summary of your experience though
That looks like a beautiful area. Tena looks to be more of a city than a village, from the photo. Very nice photo work.
What camera system do you use? Does it have good weather sealing? It looks like that would be a good thing, there!
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