El Perú (Waka´)
3 days 2 nights
A paradise for the lovers of nature, our station base is located in the Laguna del Tigre National Park, at the banks of San Pedro River and near the Sacluc stream.
With an abundant wildlife such as spider monkeys and howler monkeys (saraguate), occasionally tapirs, crocodiles, and a great variety of birds, among those we can mention the scarlet macaw, toucans, blue herons, parakeets, and many more.
We Visit: Paso Caballos Community, El Perú (Waka´) archaeological site, San Pedro River.
Characteristic of the route:
Effort: medium moderate
Route: Mixed, first part in vehicle 4x4, then by boat and walks
Characteristic of the traveler: People with good physical condition accustomed to walk more or less 3 hours daily
Condition of the land: soft wavy land
Daily distances: 3 km.
Humidity average 85%
Temperature average: 30 degrees centigrade
Size of the group: 12 people maximum
Includes:
Round trip transportation from Flores to Paso Caballos Community
Round trip boat ride to El Perú
Lodging in Camp site
All meals (2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners, purified water)
Tour to the archaeological site El Perú
Night Tour of aquatic fauna
Indigenous communitarian tour guide
First aid kit
DESCRIPTION:
Day one
At 8:00 a.m. we leave Flores towards Paso Caballos, i.e. 3 hours.
Then we take a boat at San Pedro River for an hour towards El Perú.
You will have free time to swim in the river.
Lunch will be served at the shore of the river.
We will explore the site the rest of the afternoon.
Dinner will be served at the site.
We will set camp at the shore of the river for the night.
Day two
Early morning wake up call.
Breakfast will be served at the site.
We will then explore the site, including the visit to the lake and observing the guacamayas.
We will have lunch on the way back to the camping grounds.
Dinner will be served at the camping grounds.
Day three
Early morning wake up call and breakfast.
We will take a canoe on a stream called Sacluc to observe turtles, crocodiles and birds.
Then we will go back to Rio San Pedro and travel on a boat until we reach Paso Caballos.
From Paso Caballos we will board our minibus and go back to Flores, where we will have lunch.
