Misahualli in the Amazon

I liked this trip.  To be fair, this may be because of the lack of tarantulas.  My lodging was in Misahualli, outside of the city of Tena.

I went on three hikes over two days, the first two being on my first full day (I arrived late at night for my first night in Misahualli).  As I found out, while finding a waterfall isn't too hard, finding the animals of the Amazon jungle was.

I signed up for a hiking tour that night.  From there, I met with a local guide who took me through the woods during sunset, and took me back after the sun was down (though the jungle is so dark even during the day due to plants competing for sunlight).  I saw a few different spiders (only one was kinda big), insects, frogs, and (harmless) snakes.  The awesome highlight was finding a snake eating an iguana!  Pictures from that night are a bit blurry.

The second day had a day tour through the jungle arranged via my hotel, coincidentally led by the same guy who set up my tour the previous night.  Similar tour, but different animals and a quick demo of how local tribes create rope and clay pots in a nearby village.

If the amazon experience can be summed up in one word, it is "muddy".