First day :
Wilder will pick you up in your hotel or in other meeting place. You will take a boat called « colectivo » is the waterbus of rivers, which stops in communities. A local transport, rustic where you can hang your hammock and enjoy the navigation through the Amazon (7 hours trip one way).At your arrival, a short walk will take you to Wilder’s lodge, a quiet place out of the community inside the forest. There, you will settle in your new home for the time of your stay, a lovely wooden decorated house equipped with mosquito nets.

Activities during your homestay :
– Trekking in the jungle
– Fishing
– Swimming in the rivers
– Intercultural exchange with the community
– Discovery of medicinal plants, fauna and flora of the Amazon
– Night camps in the jungle in remote areas
– Canoë
– Participation to the field working
– Visit of neighboring communities

Last day :
Back to Iquitos in the morning on a « rapido » (4 hours trip).

About the indian village of Canaán:

The rural community of Canaan is located on the banks of the Tahuayo River, about fifty kilometers from Iquitos, capital of the region of Loreto. It is located in the heart of the regional conservation area of Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo (400,000 hectares).

The main economic activities of this small village of about 200 people (35 families) are fishing, hunting, production and sale of cassava, plantains and charcoal. Several residents are also making handcrafts (jewelry, decorative items, bags, etc.) to increase their income. The financial resources of families are extremely low and their diet is poor because of the restricted diversity of agricultural crops.

The only access to the city is the river, paved roads being almost inexistent around Iquitos. The residents use traditional wooden boats called “peque-peque” to move between communities or to Iquitos to sell the surplus of agricultural production, fishing, or charcoal. The village has a primary school for children aged 3 to 12 years. The college for older children is located in the nearby small town of Tamshiyacu, like the health post.

As most villages in the Amazon, Canaan lives at the rhythm of the sun. Residents enjoy lower temperatures at sunrise to work their land (planting, maintenance, harvesting crops, depending on the season) until mid-day. The afternoon is usually dedicated to additional activities or relaxing: manufacture of boats, home maintenance, and installation of fishing nets, football or volleyball.