Red Uakari Jungle Tours

23/12/2024

Happy holidays!

23/12/2024

22/12/2024

Serving the kids of Puerto Miguel chocolate for the holidays

18/12/2024

Let's go to the jungle

12/12/2024

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04/12/2024

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"The Best Way to Experience the Amazon." Welcome to Red Uakari Jungle Tours, your gateway to the amazing Amazon rainforest. We are an eco-friendly tour opera...

27/11/2024

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The white bellied caiman , also known as the spectacled caiman, are crocodilian, in the family Alligatoridae. They have pale, ivory-colored skin. As well as, a bony, specticle-like, ridge between the eyes. Their snouts are shorter and more rounded than the American crocodile.Males are usually longer and heavier than the females, ranging from 4-8 ft in length and 15-88 pounds in weight.

Caimans prefer calm, turbid waters with floating or emerging vegetation. They can tolerate salt water, but generally prefer areas of still water. White bellied caiman live in a variety of places in Central and South America, Including rivers, creeks and canals. As well as mangrove rivers, marshes and swamps. Caimans enjoy areas of high rainfall. During the dry season , in groups, they migrate the remaining bodies of water. If weather conditions become too harsh, they often burry themselves under the mud until conditions improve.

While submerged, white bellied caimans, like other caimans, eat a variety of food depending on their age and size. Neonates, or infants less than 4 weeks, feed on aquatic and terrestrial insects. Juveniles eat crustaceans, insects, small fish, amphibians and small mammals. In their final stage as adults, they eat fish, birds ,various mammalian species and carrion. Although caiman consume a lot of different prey, due to their size, they have very few predators.

Caiman predators include Jaguars, anacondas , crocodiles, and humans. Jaguars are able to prey on caimans due to their aquatic skills and powerful bite. Anacondas and crocodiles prey on only the smaller species of caiman. Humans are the main predators of caiman , hunting them for their valuable meat and skin to make leather.

Even with all of these predators, for the white bellied caiman, the most dangerous time in its life is when it is still in the egg. The average life span of a whit bellied caiman is about 60 years .Females build nests during wet season and lay a cluster if 10-70 eggs. They young hatch and emerge during dry season. They are about 20-23 cm with yellow and black spots. They stay close to their parents for about a year and a half and grow until its mating season.

21/11/2024

Relaxation Video for those who have had a long night or need to relieve some stress. This video was created at the Red Uakari Jungle Lodge in the Pacaya Sam...

20/11/2024

Donating clothes and hygiene supplies to the village of Puerto Miguel, please let us know if you would like to donate this holiday season

19/11/2024

The confluence of the Amazon and the Yarapa River

14/11/2024

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03/11/2024

03/11/2024

Living it up Red Uakari Jungle Tours!

22/10/2024

Red Uakari Jungle Tours

Red Uakari Jungle Tours is a locally owned and operated tour company in Iquitos, Peru. We specializ

16/10/2024

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Established in 2014, Red Uakari Jungle Tours is a registered locally owned and operated tour company located out of Iquitos, Peru. We specialize in arrangin...

12/10/2024

Rainbow Boa, Red Uakari Jungle Tours

07/10/2024

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