SETTING THE SCENE for the October 2016 trip to Pampa Hermosa and El Paujil
on Agave, in the Rimac valley 2 hours east from Lima, 17 October
near San Ramon, 18 October
Shining Leaf Chafer, Rio Puntayacu
towards Pampa Hermosa, 19 October
en route to Pampa Hermosa
20 October
checking arrivals at Pampa Hermosa
Pampa Hermosa, 20 October
Pampa Hermosa
Pampa Hermosa, 21 October
Pampa Hermosa
different species, Pampa Hermosa, 22 October
Pampa Hermosa, 22 October
Pampa Hermosa
one of the many species of Cockroach, Pampa Hermosa
Bosque de Sh'Ollet, 23 October, transit to Villa Rica
also at Bosque de Sh'Ollet
Bosque de Sh'Ollet
featuring Mark on the two-hour river journey to El Paujil, 24 October
24 October
Leaf-footed bug, El Paujil, 25 October
on my finger, photo taken by Regine
front-on shot, El Paujil, 26 October
looking downstream after a night of heavy rain on 26 October
ready for the return leg on 28 October
of Wandering Spider, a large female guarding eggs, 28 October
on the way back to Tarma, 29 October
dry west-facing slopes, 30 October
back at the Rimac valley (where we stopped on the way out from Lima), 30 October