Archive for March 9th, 2007

Animal Encounter Category—Gold Winner: Jungle River

Friday, March 9th, 2007

by Peter Mandel
The Rio Negro, I am told, is a river like any other.
This is Brazil, the jungle, so it keeps tropical fish. It’s an air force base for brightly colored birds. And like the Amazon, which it empties into, it supports our boat.
But the Negro that I know a little now isn’t [...]

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Adventure Category—Bronze Winner: Jurassic Shark

Friday, March 9th, 2007

by Gail Harrington
“Roberto, Roberto, come see!”
I’d made a remarkable discovery in the Ocucaje Desert, 12 miles inland from Peru’s southern coast, but my guide was a quarter of a mile away, relieving himself in a gully. I jumped up and down, screamed, and did a few cartwheels, which made my head swirl, but still no [...]

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