
Gabriel welcomes us with a display of his totem animal, the boa constrictor


Wall painting of the life of Amazonia's indigenous people

Rio Napo (major tributary of the Amazon River)

Guide Gabriel, a real funny guy with an exceptional skill of making you love the jungle

In the boat

Museo Sacha Samay

Gabriel shows us the fruit of the jungle

The interior of the fruit, a pulpy mass of tasty fibers

Gabriel painted our faces with a red fruit


Gabriel showed us the numerous traps that were used in hunting.


A sign explains the use of the trap.

More traps



Museum figures


Gabriel initiates me into jungle life with "a sacred drink"

Gabriel performs a shamanic "cleansing ritual" with palm leaves

The hearth of the museum.

Gabriel teaches us how to shoot the dart gun at a target

Lunch on a table with large banana leaves

Gabriel, lord of the river

A turtle at an animal rehabilitation reserve.

Monkey at the reserve.

A jungle and river view during our jungle tour.

An aggressive Coatimundi.

An indigenous hut along the river.

Gabriel's "mushroom note" to Susie and Pablo