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The first working days in the jungle

Now I've been here a few days on the Rio Lacantun. For three days we were at the research station here and have field trips from there to the Jungle made. Either with the small boat on the river and then walk a piece, or just behind the station up into the woods.
Up to the plots but it is up to 1.5 hours in very odd ways with rickety suspension bridge, balancing rope, tree trunks over streams - in other words - even large tree trunks.
It's like a huge adventure playground. Peter is already a la Tarzan climbed up on the vines - because he has quite a bit of tree climbing experience with Epiphytenforschung.
The work looks like this: During start to measure some of the people in the plots the growth of trees, we go with one that can identify the species and highlight the good that interest us.
Irdgendwann (For example if we run out of marker bands) we start to drill.
It's pretty exhausting. For very hard, we need a rope, forcing it to the drill bit in excitement and then you have to hurry up, turn the drill back out because the wood is then re-expands and clamps the drill. Now I live in
Lomabonita (15 minutes by car from Chajul) - bisserl easier than in the station and cheaper. There is no shower and toilet must go out one also. Is it a bit scary at night. Today they told me that there are jaguars, eat the dogs. Jeah ...
There is much to see. On the first day a crocodile in a river. Red macaws at the station. Howler monkey (- really the roar ! Loud) spider monkeys, hummingbirds (sooo cute) Monos de noche - because I know the German name is not. Okofaisan and other fun birds, butterflies and a bunch of great plants. The river is beautiful. Was already swimming. Without crocodile.
pay attention that if you are in the jungle through the thicket fails on the holly, are now and then between the other Jungbaemen - because one must not hold namely.
also a stinging caterpillar I've already got in his face. Ouch! Was very handsome. Red with a green-gray drawing. The ants may be annoying, especially if you veruscht a tree to drill where they have built a nest. Yes - a good defense. Work.
gel are actually no problem - there are few and bisserl Repellent can manage them.
the moment I'm a little caught cold in the night is cold here and there but those are wooden houses without insulation only as ... The humidity also creeps in everywhere.
had on the second day I got my first diarrhea. Did not last long, and now seems to go already.
Gibts to eat chicken, rice, beans, tortillas and various salsas are also a "Zucchiniletscho" I've already got. For drinking Gibts Agua a sabor - flavored water. This can be good or less good. ;-)
Tomorrow we continue with the work, now I go to talk shop in Chajul.