Flooded Forest, Cuyabeno Reserve

Flooded Forest, Cuyabeno Reserve
Originally uploaded by maujb.

Nine months out of the year this forest is flooded with rain water that flows from the rivers and fills this lagoon 20-30ft deep. The water in the lagoon is clear but stained brownish black like tea from the tannins in the flora. In the remaining three months this laguna is completely dry and full of futbol fields.
We paddled canoes and went bird watching in the mornings. We would see toucans in the trees and river dolphins in the water. In the hot afternoons we would swim.