Visiting Pampas is like going to a zoo. There are animals everywhere, and they’re easily spotted from the river boat. There are also more mosquitos than I ever thought was possible. Clouds of them, swarming around and attacking through clothes and sucking blood from any exposed un-DEETed skin.

We stayed in a lodge far down into the natural park, with our guide and many other tourists. Weather was great, and we got lucky in spotting all the animals we wanted to see.