Peka-peka boats along the river

The river is the road to all villages, as few true roads exist in the rain forest. The boats get their names from the sound the engines make.

Great Egrets

Late in the evening, flocks of egrets search for a roosting place

Chipibo boy learning to row in a broken peka-peka boat

The river is life. Children learn at an early age how to load and pilot boats on the river.

Chipibo Girls

Young girls rocking the boat in the Ucayali River

Banana Harvest

The river is the road for all commerce

Peruvian Buzzard

Perched high in the tree drying it's wings in the early morning sun

On the wing in the Peruvian rain forest

Peru has 1,792 known bird species