Howler monkeys, marmosets and red-browed Amazon parrots are among the more commonly-spotted species.

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Chill with the howler monkeys and exotic butterflies while ziplining through the rainforest trees, or zoom down a river on a white-water raft.

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There was plenty else to see, however: jabiru storks, hyacinth macaws and black-collared hawks, as well as howler monkeys, giant otters, caimans and capybaras.

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There is a lot to explore in the vicinity, and the jungle bursts with howler monkeys, orchids and other rich and exuberant flora and fauna typical of the area.

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The next day in the five-million acre Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, the sun burned bright, giving an electric glow to the throbbing canopy where parakeets swooped, sloths napped and tamarind and red howler monkeys played.

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