by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 21, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Ted Judy, Freshwater
“When we were arriving by plane into Puerto Inirida, we had a bird’s-eye view of the whitewater Rio Guaviare near its confluence with the Rio Inirida, and we all noticed a large blackwater oxbow lake very near the river. This is Lago Macasabe. After...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jul 28, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Ted Judy, Freshwater
“Our first full day in Puerto Inírida started with some collecting on the Caño Vitina, where we found some interesting fish… “Once fish are collected, the work begins. These fish were bagged on the stream, and then transported back to Puerto Inírida...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jul 13, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Ted Judy, Freshwater
“The port city of Inírida is located on the south bank of the Rio Inírida a couple miles upstream from its confluence with the larger Rio Guaviare. The Rio Inírida is a blackwater river that drains an area in the southern part of Colombia, not part of the Llanos...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jun 29, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Ted Judy, Freshwater
“Week two of this Colombian adventure begins in Bogota, where Jeff Cardwell, Vin Kutty, Eduardo Gomes, Hernando Gil and I board a plane to fly east to the city of Puerto Inírida, and the confluence region on the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The flight...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 14, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
In this earlier post, fellow AMAZONAS editor Matt Pedersen took a look at a great and frequently asked question in the hobby—how to get your hands on the true Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum). This fish is generally considered to be in a special class among the...