SETTING THE SCENE for the October 2016 trip to Pampa Hermosa and El Paujil
Cochineal
on Agave, in the Rimac valley 2 hours east from Lima, 17 OctoberRio Puntayacu
near San Ramon, 18 OctoberRio Puntayacu
Chrysina species
Shining Leaf Chafer, Rio PuntayacuAssassin bug
towards Pampa Hermosa, 19 OctoberLonghorn beetle
en route to Pampa HermosaPampa Hermosa
20 OctoberRed and Blue Macaw
checking arrivals at Pampa HermosaKatydid
Pampa Hermosa, 20 OctoberOval leaf beetle
Pampa HermosaRio Utcumayo
Pampa Hermosa, 21 OctoberOrchid bee (?)
Pampa HermosaOval leaf beetle
different species, Pampa Hermosa, 22 OctoberRio Utcamayo tributary
Pampa Hermosa, 22 OctoberLeaf-footed bugs
Pampa HermosaParatropes bilunata
one of the many species of Cockroach, Pampa HermosaUnidentified plant #1
Bosque de Sh'Ollet, 23 October, transit to Villa RicaUnidentfied plant #2
also at Bosque de Sh'OlletFuschia species?
Bosque de Sh'OlletThe Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park
Rio Iscozacin rapids
featuring Mark on the two-hour river journey to El Paujil, 24 OctoberEl Paujil, forest track
24 OctoberCoreidae species
Leaf-footed bug, El Paujil, 25 OctoberAgrias (now Prepona) claudina
on my finger, photo taken by RegineAnteros formosus
front-on shot, El Paujil, 26 OctoberRio Iscozacin
looking downstream after a night of heavy rain on 26 OctoberLoaded boat
ready for the return leg on 28 OctoberCtenidae species
of Wandering Spider, a large female guarding eggs, 28 OctoberSan Alberto, Oxapampa
on the way back to Tarma, 29 OctoberAndes
dry west-facing slopes, 30 OctoberFinal field stop
back at the Rimac valley (where we stopped on the way out from Lima), 30 OctoberShow More