Lunch in Tarapoto Peru

[gonewild]

This is what Belinda and I looked at while we ate lunch today.
Overlooking a small part of Tarapoto Peru.
There is a bunch of orchids waiting out there.

 

[Ozpaph]

good luck finding them!

 

[valenzino]

Yeah...i can see something interesting on the top of that mountain...good luck climbing this beautiful places!!!

 

[SlipperFan]

Hope you take lots of photos to share with us.

 

[Justin]

yes please share more!

 

[W. Beetus]

Great picture! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Clark]

How the food?
And-
What's in bloom?

 

[gonewild]

On the other side of that mountain is where P. besseae was discovered. Gonna try to see if any have grown back. Rumor has it.

I'll be posting more pictures after we get settled in.

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing. Hope to see some good stuff. (Fingers crossed)

 

[Rick]

Was Guinea Pig for lunch:wink:

 

[gonewild]

How the food?
And-
What's in bloom?

The food in Peru is excellent. Just finished having Brochette de Pollo (chicken kabobs), passion cake and delicious local coffee. For the two of us the bill was 23 soles ($8.50)

Have not gotten into the forest yet to see what is in bloom, but we are going for a hike tomorrow near town to see what shows up. Later in the week we are going to a remote area at higher elevations between Moyobamba and the Ecuador border to explore a new area where we should find many species blooming.

I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow.

 

[gonewild]

Was Guinea Pig for lunch:wink:

Nope, we don't eat Cuy. They are too cute. But did have Piquero the other day, they are not so cute and taste great.

 

[SlipperKing]

Wow nice PIC! Are those all flat roofed houses? I guess they don't have to weary about snow load!

 

[Lanmark]

Awwww, poor Piquero (but Yum!).

Have fun and keep us posted!

 

[Tim S]

Beautiful city I was there about 10 years ago, went on to Moyobamba from there, enjoy yourself hope to see lots of pics.

 

[gonewild]

Found this plant today. It is a terrestrial but I have no idea what it is.
The flower spike comes up from the ground and since there are no leaves it is obviously deciduous. Spike is about the diameter of a pencil and 18" tall. There were a half dozen plants spaced a couple feet apart.

 

[kentuckiense]

http://www.orchidspecies.com/galbeyrichii.htm

Everyone else agree?

 

[likespaphs]

sure does look like it

 

[gonewild]

http://www.orchidspecies.com/galbeyrichii.htm

Everyone else agree?

I do! When I saw the flower and plant I did think Galendra but I did not know any species were terrestrial. The others I have grown bloomed from the top of a leaved pseudobulb where this one is a spike growing from the rhizome. Maybe later in the season I can go back and see what the leaves look like.

 

[cnycharles]

pretty cool. sort of has a 'summer/christmasy' look to it