Mostly this was an amazing trip. The people working at the lodge were great. Our first guide was also top notch (we'll get to our second guide in a moment). The lodge itself was in need of some repair, as my friend stepped through a rotten plank, which just shouldn't happen. Also the canoes need to be mentioned, since just one of them was fully functional, another one was taking in water, and the rest of them had all sunk. This severely limited your ability to go exploring. So far this is 4 out of 5 review, but I did find it necessary to downgrade to a 3, due to the very poor quality of guiding the last couple of days. FYI I am a biologist by trade, and have visited South American jungle before. I was appalled at the questionable knowledge of our second guide. But even more so by his obvious need to lie about stuff he did not know. In just one day he insisted that a howler monkey was a squirrel, a scorpion was a spider, a cricket was a caterpillar and that a moth was a grasshopper. Only to later in the evening catch a small caiman and telling us not to take photos since he was technically breaking the law by doing so. He was also in the habit of speaking quietly while the motor on the boat was running, making it impossible for most people to hear what he was saying. Although, given the quality of what he was saying, this might not actually been a bad thing...
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