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                              Steven Winn Alexander  -  Alter do Chão  -  Pará  -  Brasil

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                                    Bosque Santa Lúcia - Santarém Pará - Brasil - Stock

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                           Spittel Bug - Bosque Santa Lúcia - Santarém - Pará - Brasil

Rain ....... and more rain

A flooded bridge is nothing new this time of the year but unfortunately this week a falling tree destroyed the bridge.  It was bad news for us because the bridge is the main connection between the Bosque Santa Lúcia Reception Center and the main forest trails.  We were able to get some groups to the forest via another route but the mud got so bad, we had to abandon the effort.  Thankfully, there's a lot see in and around the Reception Center.  Thanks to our guides and woodsmen, we were able to complete the tours.

Fashion at Bosque Santa Lúcia

International tourism

Our younger son, Arthur Daniel, at Bosque Santa Lúcia today.  He was helping us with two groups of British passengers from the cruise ship Adonia.

Bridge under water

The 42 meter bridge was under water last week and it'll be there a few times before the rainy season is over.  Bosque Santa Lúcia.  25.02.2017.

Musssaenda Erythrophylla at Bosque Santa Lúcia

Caladiums

Caladiums at Bosque Santa Lúcia - Santarém

Cruise ship Regatta

Master guide Franklin Chaves led the group of 14 passengers from the Cruise ship Regatta to Bosque Santa Lúcia early this morning.  Thanks Franklin.  Great tour.

Cruise ship MARINER

Clelson Melo, caretaker at Bosque Santa Lúcia leads our honoured guests from their bus to the Reception Center from where they will hit the forest trails.

Wild fig tree and fruit on the ground.

Footbridge reconstructed

The dry weather left our footbridge at Bosque Santa Lúcia high and dry, so we took advantage of the situation to reconstruct all 42 meters of it.  It's been ready for nearly 6 weeks but no rain to inaugurate the structure.  It connects the reception center to the main forested area at the Bosque.  There are times towards the end of the rainy season when the bridge is complely under water.  I've rebuilt it at least five times over the years.  This latest construction is the work of our caretaker, Clelson Teixeira ands brother Clei.

Drought

Ha!  Entrance to the Bosque Lúcia reception enter.  Funny how the picture looks like a black and white shot.  But in reality, it's in full color!  The dust has settled in to make it look like black and white!

Drought continues

I took this photo of the road that passes next to Bosque Santa Lúcia just day before yesterday.  Yes, that's dust ... and plenty of it.  It hasn't rained a drop since July.  There's some prediction that it might rain in the next week.  Please!

Muiratinga tree

No, it's not a pertrfied penis, it's a fallen branch of the muratinga tree.  What would appear to be the head of the penis is actually the socket of the branch that was embedded in the trunk of the tree.

Heavy rains. Swimming only!

My special guests at Bosque Santa Lúcia

Lidiane and Micah Gregory

Assassin bug and ant