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After leaving Annai, Group A took to the boats for the two-hour trip upriver to Karanambu Ranch. Formerly a cattle ranch, Karanambu has been transformed by its owner Diane McTurk into the leading nature centre in the Rupununi.

Travelling up the Rupununi to Karanambu.
photo: DM
Crested Caracara, perched along the river bank.
photo: DM
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Localized iron-rich deposits at
Karanambu Ranch.
photo: DM
Caiman were frequently seen along the Rupununi.
Above: Spectacled Caiman.
Below: A Black Caiman emerges from the water to feed
on scraps of fish left along the riverbank.
photos: DM

Fishermen drying their catch.
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A highlight of the visit to Karanambu was the opportunity to meet the famous "Otter Lady", Diane McTurk.
Here she is seen with some of the giant river otters she has nursed and released back into the wild.

photo: DM
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Dinner at the ranch.
photo: DM
Typical ranch building.
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