www.facebook.com add me in facebook www.anglersnet.co.uk 12th November, 2009 Piranha In 1976 a packed coach crashed into the Amazon killing 39 people. Some had been so badly mutilated by piranhas that they could only be identified by their clothes. Is this proof that Piranhas do live up to their evil reputation? Jeremy Wade will go to extraordinary lengths in his mission to find out. By swimming with Piranhas, inciting them into a feeding frenzy and tracking down survivors and eye witnesses of Piranha attacks, we discover if the Piranha is truly the river monster of the deep that fills our nightmares.
Preview of Mickandsarah’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Iquitos, Peru Entry Title: “Iquitos… The Amazon Jungle” Entry: “From Lima we flew to Peru´s Amazonian capital… Iquitos. From there we left for a jungle lodge on the Amazon river…. name: Cumaceba Lodge. Even though the place could hold nearly 80 people we had the ENTIRE lodge to ourselves!!! Twas just McGarry, Whitey and a dollybird from Espana, surrounded by snakes, monkeys, a couple of tarantulas, a few poisonous frogs, alligators hiding in the swamp next door and millions upon millions of mosquitos!!! There was no electricty in the lodge, so night time was… shall we say… romantic… complete with kerosene lamps. Everything was organised for us… total cost per person was only US $200… that included all the trips, guide and all our grub for our time in the lodge. The grub was really good… caiman (amazon alligator) was the top taster! We ain´t goin to write too much about this part of our trip… as the pictures tell the story… suffice to say… This is definitely the best thing that we´ve done since we left home last October. Just a sample of our time: * Sarah literally coming face to face with her fear of snakes. * Fishing for piranhas in the Amazon river. * Having monkeys jump all over us. * Going for a night walk through the jungle. * Visiting an Amazonian tribe …
The Amazon River system of Brazil, foreboding, wild and mysterious, home to anaconda snakes exceeding 20 feet in length, piranhas that can strip the flesh off a cow in just a few minutes, electric eels, stingrays, caiman and many more creatures. Native Indians still live the way they did thousands of years ago, but more and more the Amazon Basin is under attack from development and man. Deforestation and pollution are taking their toll on this globally significant eco-system. Amazon wildlife filmed at the Vancouver Aquarium.
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