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Our guide told us of tribes that lived much further up the river that have little contact with outside people. I would've loved to have made that trip and explored more of the Rio Yacuma.

The pampas is a semi-jungle type environment. It supports a tremendous variety of wildlife, yet is not so dense with vegetation as jungle, making it easier to see the wildlife. One day, we went into the swamp in search of Anaconda. Believe it or not, I caught this one as it tried to escape into the river.	I'd say it was 7 or 8 feet long. And man, did it smell badly.
The alligators (and less so Caiman) were everywhere along the banks of the Rio Yacuma. But it didn't keep us from swimming in the river. Also in the river are Pink Dolphins, which attack gators and caiman, keeping them at bay. When we found a place with Dolphins swimming, we jumped in and swam with them. Although sometimes only feet away, we never succeeded in touching any.br>	The return to Rurrenabaque is a half-day adventure. An hour and a half by boat out of the jungle, followed by a long, arduous 4WD ride on barely passable road. In the wet season, I think this trip is impossible.
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