Pirahnas and mosquitos

Andreas: Why are you swimming in the river?
Falcon (our jungle guide): It's fresh, you should try it
Andreas: Is it safe?
Falcon: Yes (we just went piranha fishing 2 hours earlier in the same river)
Andreas: And the piranha don't bite?
Falcon: No, just a little bit sometimes.

With all the heat and sweat, this is our only shower opportunity, so we finally broke down and went for a swim. According to Falcon, the piranhas don't really eat you alive unless you're bleeding profusely. Mmm, the safety of the Amazon :)

There's also anacondas in the river, but those only come out at night.

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The biggest discomfort in the jungle is actually the mosquitos. There is an insane amount of them everywhere, you cannot even imagine. We counted the number of bites toward the end of the trip, and it turns out my right hand alone had more than 50 bites!
Andreas had more than 100 bites on his hand and arm included. And here's a picture of my back from that day: