Route: From Las Guacamayas to the northeast, along the Lacantún River.
Navigation time: 3 hours.
Expeditionaries: 15 people, including photographers, documentary makers, anthropologists, biologists, editors, ecologists, kayakers and explorers by profession.
Although we had decided to set sail at dawn, it took us several hours to make all the preparations and leave the boats ready, so we started our tour at 1:30 in the afternoon along the Lacantún River. From the first moment we took our places and put our oars in the water, we looked around us to realize how fragile and beautiful the rainforest is, with rivers and natural channels piercing it on all sides. The howls of the Saraguato monkeys seemed to say goodbye to us in Las Guacamayas… but it was not like that, because they accompanied us all the time during the three-hour journey!
In addition to the cayuco, in which we sail, in turns, six explorers willing to row with all their will, we are supported by four other boats: three inflatable boats and a motorized catamaran. And despite so much equipment, in this immense jungle we feel small and full of the emotion of being in a place unknown to most.
The most valuable thing about this first day of the expedition was realizing that we are a great team: we all had something to tell, between experiences and anecdotes; We all row, help, tell a joke and also keep silence to admire, smell and hear all the wonders that this jungle offers.
When the sky was painted red and purple, announcing the fall of the sun, we found a stone beach practically hidden where we could spend the night. There we anchored the boats and set up camp where we would finally rest, but not before preparing a delicious dinner under the light of the full moon! and take some good night photos of our Mayan cayuco.
