The White Cayman of Manu – Cusco – Peru

When you decide to have an adventure trip through the Peruvian Amazon you can meet animals …

Big and exotic. Traveling along the Manu River will be easy to spot some on the riverbank. The white alligator or common caiman (Caiman Crocodilus) can be one of them, they usually sunbathe on the sand banks of the Manú River while some butterfly perches on their shoulders.

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They are cold-blooded animals, but manage to maintain a constant temperature of 30 ° C or 86 ° F alternating sun baths with swimming. They usually inhabit the banks of rivers and streams, feeding on a wide variety of fish and amphibians. Despite their small size, they are the most abundant in the rainforest, the adult white alligator reaches only a length of 2 meters.

During your visit to the Tented Camp del Manu you can have special night excursions to observe more alligators in their natural habitat, and how these large predators interact in the darkness of the jungle. Illuminated with flashlights at a safe distance you can see their red eyes floating on the surface of the deep river.

On the day trip through the Cocha Otorongo or the Cocha Salvador with luck you can observe a small alligator on a tree at a short distance, still sunbathing the day, without caring to be observed or taken photos. One of the many anecdotes that you will have on your adventure and excursion through the Manu.