We crossed the Rio Negro today to get to our hotel located on the edge of the Amazon jungle. The hotel is called Tiwa and it was barely recuperating from a huge flood that occurred during the rainy season. Now that the dry season's begun, the water is slowly starting to recede. In December the water falls to such a low level that there are beaches people visit as if they were at the ocean.
Anyway, as part of our adventure today, we went piranha hunting. Our guide kept parking the boat in the middle of the river which was frustrating since piranhas like to stay close to the banks. I ended up climbing to the back of the boat which was a little closer to the trees and I managed to catch two piranhas!
Later that night, we had piranha stew for dinner. With a little rice and farinha d'água, the stew was delicious!
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