Adventures with Bolivian Soil

To see the auger sample taken on this expedition in Bolivia, please visit our Soil Gallery!

Tim Kileen, the expedition leader contemplates the distribution of gear. 11 people plus more gear (not pictured) ventured down the Rio Manupori for 5.5 hours until we reached our base camp
shoreline

These are two examples of many soil profiles in the banks. camp

The base camp - a view from the outside of our tent looking towards one of the huts.

Collecting water this was a blessing. it rained twice the week we were there. We were able to collect around 10 gallons of water, all which was consumed in less than a day - then drinking water came from the river.
getting gps reading

We had to take a GPS reading reading of our base camp so when we went into the forest we could find our way back. horizon

Note how dense the vegetation is - another reason why we were required to have a guide when we left camp.
core sample

Tom taking soil core
core sample

Tom removing soil from auger