car ferry across the Rio Tambo, 12 May

approach across the river too deep and fast to risk taking the vehicle across, 12 May

situated in the territory of the Ashaninka tribe near Pauti in Amazonas. This is a truly magical place, teeming with butterflies by day and dotted by fireflies under the starriest of skies you'll ever see at night. Wonderful days spent here 12 - 15 May 2014

the sandbanks and muddy pools at the edge of this fast-flowing river provided many gathering points for butterflies, 13 May 2014

de-luxe sleeping quarters, 14 May

carrying items back to Pauti, 15 May

fringing the forest track from Shima on the way back to Pauti, 15 May 2015

plus Ana, Miguel and Manuel, 15 May

into which the Rio Shima flows. This was the backdrop to a group photo as we made our way from Shima on 15 May 2014

major roadworks opening-up the forest, 15 May

between Satipo and Pozuzo,16 May

entrance/exit path, 17 May

Large caterpillar of one of the Neoptropical Silkmoths, at the Carolina Egg Gasthaus, Oxapampa, 17 May

Oxapampa, 17 May

on 17 May where the truck had left the road to Oxapampa yesterday

road after heavy rain and prone to landslips - not a bad idea to walk this stretch! 17 May 2014

Three-striped Poison Dart Frog, up river from Pozuzo, 18 May 2014

en route to Oxapampa on 19 May 2014 we stopped for a while on the track beside the classic Andean 'v' shaped Pozuzo valley

waiting for the off, Oxapampa, 20 May

Rio Puntayacu, 20 May

Grasshopper, Rio Puntayacu, 21 May

Rio Puntayacu, 21 May

high pass and lake between Tarma and our overnight stop, 22 May

Hotel & Restaurant Chez Victor, San Mateo, high in the Andes, chill morning of 23 May

dry mountainside descent towards Lima, 23 May

Rio Pozuzo valley

road towards Pozuzo

road towards Pozuzo

Shima

Rio Puntayacu

Shima

Shima

Rio Puntayacu

in the centre, Eurytides glaucolaus half-obscured on the left, Shima

in the centre, Eurytides agesilaus on the right, Shima

Shima

Rio Puntayacu

Rio Puntayacu

Rio Puntayacu

Shima

Rio Puntayacu

Rio Pozuzo valley

Yanachaga Chemillen Parque Nacional, Rio Pozuzo

Yanachaga Chemillen Parque Nacional, Rio Pozuzo

Rio Puntayacu

Rio Puntayacu

Rio Puntayacu

Rio Puntayacu

Shima

Rio Pozuzo, north of Pozuzo