Just as abruptly, the sun returned, complete with rainbow. This 15-minute sequence recurred every day. Guess that's why they call it a rain forest, yuk yuk. I eavesdropped as Adriana lectured her dad for almost buying a snakeskin knife as a souvenir. But if Adriana's dad had bought the knife, the vendor could have fed his family for a week.
Humans are part of the ecosystem.
The Ariau Jungle Tower, our home in the trees. An airplane flew overhead, dropping welcoming flower petals on the water. The hotel was constructed on stilts, a tomboy's fantasy tree house. Long wooden walkways connected the rooms and the dining hall. Monkeys clung to the screens outside, longingly watching us eat.