Sites and sights to see

Had a very busy day today and visited the floating village (see picture), the market and the animal rescue zoo. It is currently the rainy season (although there has been a shortage of rain in the last week) and the Amazon continues to rise. Eventually, it will rise to the level where the two people are standing in the picture. The houses are built to rise and float on the river and all of these houses will be floating within the next few weeks or so depending on when the rain comes. The market is absolutely amazing - think of Victoria market and multiply by five - there is everything you can possibly imagine. The rescue zoo is also quite amazing with many animals being rescued from both injury in the jungle and from poachers which have illegally caught them to sell on the black market. Most animals are rehabilitated and returned to the jungle but there are a few who will remain at the zoo for their own protection.