As I ramble through the rain forest, its pristine wildness envelops me like a warm quilt: a banyan tree with roots like the banisters I slid down as a child; bromeliads and orchids strangling mahogany trees in their embrace; green vervet monkeys stealthily clutching fallen, overripe mangoes like treasure; iridescent butterflies and hummingbirds competing for prize blooms. More »
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