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