In the Jungle

Arrived in Rio Branco in Acre about 2 AM on Tuesday. The humidity hits you as soon as you walk off the plane, but since it was the middle of the night and not especially hot, it was a welcome break from the dry climate in Sao Paulo. The field station we are working at is about 20 kilometers outside of the city and run by EMBRAPA, the federal agricultural agency, and the site is a few kilometers into the forest. Great labs, easy access, all in all a pretty easy place to work. Anne, my host, had peppered us with stories of worms that bore through the soles of your feet and rats rummaging along your bedside - this is a far cry from that, though I did find the molted skin of a pretty large snake on our trail yesterday. Walked into the forest to check out the plot they will be burning next week, very cool. Unfortunately having some problems calibrating my equipment, hopefully will solve those today and post more later.