A lack of tangible time in a location in which technology is readily available has limited my posts of late. Fear not, there will be a barrage of over articulate nonsense with a few pretty pictures on its way soon. In the mean time let me just tell you in brief a little about Inti Wara Yassi´s Ambue Ari reserve in Bolivia.
Its hot........ Like sweating through your eye balls hot. And the humidity is so intense that your sweat forms a permanent layer around your body actively transforming you into a marine species that lives in its own small ocean. There are apparently over 180 different kinds of mosquito's here and some of the look like alien droid ships...... big enough to carry a small child away to their home planet of Omicron Percii 8. They also have these animals here called Tahoons..... they are deceivingly cute (but ultimate savage) little mammals that will rip off your face if you get between them and a piece of anything edible.
All of that being said...... I do get to care for an amazing 9yo male Puma named Koru which deletes all of the above statements from my registar. Koru was rescued from a military base when he was 13 months old where he was kept on a very short leash under a verandas and fed nothing but rice. Although he still displays some level of aversion to humans he can now be taken on walks through the jungle, chase squirrels and climb trees to his hearts content..... just ry not to look like a Squirrel because it wont be pretty. Although he can never be released again, thanks to Inti Wara Yassi he lives a much better quality of life than he would have (if he lived this long) in his original captive environment.
Despite a few obvious flaws in the way the park is managed it is doing work that no body else in the country wants to do and consistently comes under scrutiny due to a lack of understanding of the importance of conservation among the average Bolivian. This being said, It is doing the best it can under the circumstances and should be supported nationally so it can optimise the effectivness of its activities.
Stay tuned for a few more detailed posts on the park,the activities within and some illustrative pictures in the near future.
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