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There aren't many shows on the boob tube that can boast a running record like "Survivor." The reality TV staple is now in its 26th season, and according to CBS, it's not going to stop there.
On Wednesday the network confirmed the competition will return for season 27 later this year.
"CBS' Emmy award-winning reality series 'Survivor' will return with brand-new episodes for the 2013-2014 broadcast season," an announcement on CBS.com read.
But while the official word from the network only promises one more fall-through-winter season, host Jeff Probst tweeted an unofficial announcement that season 28 is a go, too.
When one fan feared the long-running show would be cancelled, and asked Probst if that was true, the host replied, "nope - we are heading out to shoot 27 and 28 in may!"
The current "Caramoan" edition of the series airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBS.
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IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Retail gasoline prices across Texas have dropped 4 cents this week.
AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump fell to $3.53. The national average also has fallen, down to $3.64.
The association survey found Beaumont has the cheapest gasoline statewide at $3.39 per gallon. Dallas and Fort Worth have the most expensive retail gasoline in Texas at $3.62 per gallon.
Texas drivers on average are paying 28 cents less than this time last year.
AAA says it's too soon to determine whether retail prices have peaked for the spring because there's still refinery maintenance to be completed and much of the country has yet to transition to summer-blend gasoline.
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Mar. 27, 2013 ? University of Li?ge researchers have demonstrated that the physiological mechanisms triggered during NDE lead to a more vivid perception not only of imagined events in the history of an individual but also of real events which have taken place in their lives! These surprising results - obtained using an original method which now requires further investigation - are published in PLOS ONE.
Seeing a bright light, going through a tunnel, having the feeling of ending up in another 'reality' or leaving one's own body are very well known features of the complex phenomena known as 'Near-Death Experiences ' (NDE), which people who are close to death can experience in particular. Products of the mind? Psychological defence mechanisms? Hallucinations? These phenomena have been widely documented in the media and have generated numerous beliefs and theories of every kind. From a scientific point of view, these experiences are all the more difficult to understand in that they come into being in chaotic conditions, which make studying them in real time almost impossible. The University of Li?ge's researchers have thus tried a different approach.
Working together, researchers at the Coma Science Group (Directed by Steven Laureys) and the University of Li?ge's Cognitive Psychology Research (Professor Serge Br?dart and Hedwige Dehon), have looked into the memories of NDE with the hypothesis that if the memories of NDE were pure products of the imagination, their phenomenological characteristics (e.g., sensorial, self referential, emotional, etc. details) should be closer to those of imagined memories. Conversely, if the NDE are experienced in a way similar to that of reality, their characteristics would be closer to the memories of real events.
The researchers compared the responses provided by three groups of patients, each of which had survived (in a different manner) a coma, and a group of healthy volunteers. They studied the memories of NDE and the memories of real events and imagined events with the help of a questionnaire which evaluated the phenomenological characteristics of the memories. The results were surprising. From the perspective being studied, not only were the NDEs not similar to the memories of imagined events, but the phenomenological characteristics inherent to the memories of real events (e.g. memories of sensorial details) are even more numerous in the memories of NDE than in the memories of real events.
The brain, in conditions conducive to such phenomena occurring, is prey to chaos. Physiological and pharmacological mechanisms are completely disturbed, exacerbated or, conversely, diminished. Certain studies have put forward a physiological explanation for certain components of NDE, such as Out-of-Body Experiences, which could be explained by dysfunctions of the temporo-parietal lobe. In this context the study published in PLOS ONE suggests that these same mechanisms could also could also 'create' a perception - which would thus be processed by the individual as coming from the exterior - of reality. In a kind of way their brain is lying to them, like in a hallucination. These events being particularly surprising and especially important from an emotional and personal perspective, the conditions are ripe for the memory of this event being extremely detailed, precise and durable.
Numerous studies have looked into the physiological mechanisms of NDE, the production of these phenomena by the brain, but, taken separately, these two theories are incapable of explaining these experiences in their entirety. The study published in PLOS ONE does not claim to offer a unique explanation for NDE, but it contributes to study pathways which take into account psychological phenomena as factors associated with, and not contradictory to, physiological phenomena.
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LONDON (AP) ? Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban as she returned home from school, is writing a book about the traumatic event and her long-running campaign to promote children's education.
Publisher Weidenfeld and Nicolson announced that it would release "I am Malala" in Britain and Commonwealth countries this fall. Little, Brown and Co. will publish the 15-year-old's memoir in the United States and much of the rest of the world.
"Malala is already an inspiration to millions around the world. Reading her story of courage and survival will open minds, enlarge hearts, and eventually allow more girls and boys to receive the education they hunger for," said Michael Pietsch, executive vice president and publisher of Little, Brown.
A Taliban gunman shot Malala on Oct. 9 in northwestern Pakistan. The militant group said it targeted her because she promoted "Western thinking" and, through a blog, had been an outspoken critic of the Taliban's opposition to educating girls.
The shooting sparked outrage in Pakistan and many other countries, and her story drew global attention to the struggle for women's rights in Malala's homeland. The teen even made the shortlist for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2012.
Malala was brought to the U.K. for treatment and spent several months in a hospital undergoing skull reconstruction and cochlear implant surgeries. She was released last month and has started attending school in Britain.
Malala said in a statement Wednesday that she hoped telling her story would be "part of the campaign to give every boy and girl the right to go to school.
"I hope the book will reach people around the world, so they realize how difficult it is for some children to get access to education," she said. "I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of 61 million children who can't get education."
Publishers did not reveal the price tag for the book deal.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho motorists are enjoying a bit of a break at the pump.
AAA Idaho reported Tuesday that the average price per gallon is $3.43, a penny less than a month ago and 23 cents below the national average.
AAA Idaho Spokesman Dave Carlson says it's too soon to say if petrol prices have peaked for the spring. He says there is a backlog of refinery maintenance to deal with and the costs tied to switching to summer-blend fuels.
Last year at this time, Idahoans were paying $3.74 per gallon.
Idaho's current price still ranks higher compared to neighboring states. Motorists in Wyoming are paying an average of $3.33 cents per gallon, while Montana drivers are dishing out $3.36 per gallon.
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T-Mobile's LTE rollout has been a long time coming, but as of today that network is finally live. At an event in New York City, the carrier made its initial batch of LTE cities official -- seven markets in total. Now, subscribers in Baltimore, MD; Kansas City, KS; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix, AZ; San Jose, CA and Washington D.C. will be among the first to take advantage of the UnCarrier's fully-fledged 4G network and its newly revised unlimited talk, text and data plans. As for New York City, a market many assumed would make this first LTE round, CEO John Legere says that's coming soon, mostly likely by early summer. Speeds on this new network, as we saw demoed just a little over a week ago, should range between 10 to 20Mbps down and 8 to 12 Mbps up -- at least, during this intro phase -- with a fallback onto HSPA+ when LTE isn't present. When T-Mobile gets around to repurposing that MetroPCS spectrum it's so close to acquiring, expect to see even more robust LTE speeds and wider coverage across its footprint.
To kick off adoption of this nascent network, T-Mobile's offering up a pretty attractive portfolio of handsets and high-end ones, at that. So Magenta subs or prospective carrier-switchers looking to sign up for T-Mobile's LTE can choose from the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S 4, iPhone 5, Galaxy Note II and BlackBerry Z10 -- that latter two of which are currently available. And now that the UnCarrier's removed the contract chains we've all come to know and loathe, subscribers can opt to snag one of these handsets outright with an accompanying Simple Choice plan. If you're excited by all of this change or just want to see it laid out in the company's official terms, head past the break for official PR.
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The first edition of Cityscape Qatar, which took place under the Patronage of His Excellency, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Qatar, was a phenomenal success; with 81 exhibitors, over 5000 visitors and delegations from over 58 countries, confirming Cityscape as a key player in driving growth in real estate investment and development across emerging markets.
"We had a significant participation in Cityscape Qatar last year, showcasing the group's size and capabilities. We were able to sign a number of major deals, MOUs and leasing contracts with anchor tenants. Large projects such as the award-winning Barwa Commercial Avenue and the iconic Barwa City, among other projects, seized a lot of attention. We are pleased to be participating again in Cityscape Qatar, as we continue to move further towards achieving the aspirations of Qatar National Vision 2030, by establishing a vibrant and prosperous Qatar, sustaining its development and providing a high standard of living for all its people," said Eng. Abdullah Abdulaziz Turki Al Subaie, Board Member & Group CEO, Barwa Real Estate Group.
Cityscape, as the only real estate event in Qatar, is a platform for governmental authorities, key investors and developers, consultants, architects, contractors and designers to drive progress in Qatar's real estate market. Cityscape is an ideal platform to introduce major projects and key developments to an international audience made up of investors and senior real estate professionals; exhibitors are given a great opportunity to build and maintain their presence in Qatar's real estate market.
The future of the real estate market in Qatar is promising due to the booming domestic economy from the oil revenues and the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022. Qatar's international profile is on the rise, with business expansion being the main contributing factor for the positive condition of the market. The General Secretariat for Development Planning, in its recent update on Qatar Economic Outlook for 2012-13, stated "construction activity is now accelerating and was a major contributor to growth in the second half of 2012. In 2013, construction will boost even further, expanding at a double-digit pace".
"The Qatari real estate sector is thriving due to its growing young population, rising number of households, and increasing business activity. Working in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 to develop the real estate sector and to meet the development needed in the country's infrastructure prior to 2022 FIFA World Cup, this year's Cityscape Qatar will provide a platform for networking and business where industry professionals can meet to discuss the future of the Qatari real estate industry and formulate strategies for growth," said Atif Malik, Exhibition Manager.
Cityscape Qatar 2013 aims at creating the perfect environment for the promotion of real estate business as it is backed by top industry experts Barwa and Ezdan who share a common aim to foster the growth of business opportunities related to real estate. The event will highlight the various opportunities available in the real estate sector in Qatar.
"Cityscape Qatar 2013 will provide unique networking opportunities to meet and establish relationships with key players in the industry. Barwa Real Estate will demonstrate its unique development approach and innovation focusing on delivering world-class quality standards. The Qatari real estate sector remains strategic in fulfilling the aspirations of Qatar National Vision 2030 as one of the key drivers towards diversifying the country's economy, there is a great benefit from such a platform to communicate with the infinite investment interests from the global business community," added Eng. Al Subaie.
Qatar Real Estate Summit, that will take place alongside Cityscape Qatar from 27-29 May 2013 at the Doha Exhibition Centre, is the ultimate industry event with over 100 of the world's top real estate developers, investors, and financiers gathering to discover the latest sector trends, new investment models and updates on major projects and upcoming regulations.
The Summit will address some critical topics such as Qatar's strategies to overcome the challenge of maintaining current growth rates, a complete overview of QConstruct, the new construction dispute resolution scheme, breaking into the Qatari market and making profit through PPP and BOT models and structuring REITs to increase finance and ensure long-term profitability.
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? After Friendster came MySpace. By the time Facebook dominated social media, parents had joined the party, too. But the online scene has changed ? dramatically, as it turns out ? and these days even if you're friends with your own kids on Facebook, it doesn't mean you know what they're doing.
Thousands of software programs now offer cool new ways to chat and swap pictures. The most popular apps turn a hum-drum snapshot into artistic photography or broadcast your location to friends in case they want to meet you. Kids who use them don't need a credit card or even a cellphone, just an Internet connection and device such as an iPod Touch or Kindle Fire.
Parents who want to keep up with the curve should stop thinking in terms of imposing time limits or banning social media services, which are stopgap measures. Experts say it's time to talk frankly to kids about privacy controls and remind them ? again ? how nothing in cyberspace every really goes away, even when software companies promise it does.
"What sex education used to be, it's now the 'technology talk' we have to have with our kids," said Rebecca Levey, a mother of 10-year-old twin daughters who runs a tween video review site called KidzVuz.com and blogs about technology and educations issues.
More than three-fourths of teenagers have a cellphone and use online social networking sites such as Facebook, according to the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. But Facebook for teens has become a bit like a school-sanctioned prom ? a rite of passage with plenty of adult chaperones ? while newer apps such as Snapchat and Kik Messenger are the much cooler after-party.
Even Facebook acknowledged in a recent regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was losing younger users: "We believe that some of our users, particularly our younger users, are aware of and actively engaging with other products and services similar to, or as a substitute for, Facebook," the company warned investors in February.
Educators say they have seen kids using their mobile devices to circulate videos of school drug searches to students sending nude images to girlfriends or boyfriends. Most parents, they say, have no idea.
A stay-at-home mom of eight kids in Burke, Va., Eileen Patterson said she used to consider herself fairly tech savvy and frequently spends time on Facebook. But she was shocked to learn her kids could message their friends with just an iPod Touch mp3 player. She counts nine wireless devices in her home and has taken to shutting off her home's Wi-Fi after 9 p.m., but she describes her attempt to keep tabs on her kids' online activity "a war I'm slowly losing every day."
"I find myself throwing up my hands every now and again," Patterson said. "Then I'll see something on TV or read an article in the paper about some horrible thing that happened to some poor child and their family, and then I try to be more vigilant."
Mobile apps refer to the software applications that can be downloaded to a mobile device through an online store such as Apple's iTunes. According to the Federal Trade Commission, there are some 800,000 apps available through Apple and 700,000 apps on Google Play.
Among the most popular mobile apps among kids is Instagram, free software that can digitally enhance photos and post them to your account online. Kids on Instagram whose parents closely monitor their text messages, Facebook posts or emails can also chat with their friends using the service. Their photos can also be shared on other social media sites such as Facebook, which bought Instagram last year.
Then there's Snapchat, among the top 10 free iPhone apps available. Snapchat lets a user send a text, photo or video that purportedly self-destructs within 10 seconds of being opened ? or warns a user if the recipient takes steps to quickly capture it for posterity before it disappears.
Kik Messenger also allows unlimited texting for free and effectively offers anonymity to users.
As with anything online, each of these services comes with caveats.
Snapchat acknowledges on its website that messages aren't guaranteed to disappear: Anyone receiving a text or photo can within 10 seconds capture a "screenshot," taking a photo of their device's screen, and save that image. Video also can be downloaded, although Snapchat says it alerts senders when material is saved.
Instagram is considered tame as long as kids adjust their privacy settings to limit who can see their photos and don't post nudity, which could subject them to child pornography laws. But Levey said many parents don't know their kids are using Instagram until there's trouble ? usually when kids post inappropriate photos at parties and these begin to circulate among their social circles.
Parents often hand their kids a mobile device without understanding exactly what it can do, said Dale Harkness, a technology director at Richmond-Burton Community High School in Richmond, Ill. He estimates that even without using social media services, the average high school student probably transmits some 150 texts a day.
"It's not anything that every parent and grandparent hasn't already seen," Harkness said. The problem, he adds, is that actions "get documented, replayed and sent around." He said that students "forget how fast it moves and how far it goes."
That was the case at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, N.J., where a male student allegedly took a screenshot of nude pictures sent to him by female classmates via Snapchat, then posted the pictures on Instagram. According to a letter to parents by the school district's superintendent that was later posted online, police warned students to delete any downloaded pictures or face criminal charges under child pornography laws.
There are general security concerns, too. F-Secure, a cybersecurity company, said some new social networking services have become targets for spreading malicious hacker software and propagating scams.
In January, the FBI arrested a man in Los Angeles, Karen "Gary" Kazaryan, 27, of Glendale, Calif., on charges that he hacked into hundreds of social media and email accounts, including Facebook and Skype, and found nude photos and personal passwords that women had stored online. He allegedly used the photos to try to coerce women into disrobing for him via Skype and threatened to post their private photos to their Facebook accounts if they refused to comply, according to the indictment.
Online services also routinely collect personal data, such as a person's birthdate or the location of their phone, and they commonly share the information with third parties for marketing. While a new rule by the Federal Trade Commission this year is aimed at keeping advertisers from tracking kids younger than 13, most social media services require that a user specify he is at least 13, exempting the account from the tougher privacy restrictions.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., co-chairman of a House caucus on privacy issues, said legislation should give kids under 15 the right to delete photos or texts that wind up elsewhere online. The prospect, however, is unlikely in a Congress dominated by debates on federal spending and gun control, and raises practical questions about how such a law could be implemented or enforced.
"Nobody should be penalized for something they posted when they were 9 years old," Markey said.
Levey links her kids' devices to her iTunes account so she's aware of programs they install. She also requires that her kids make their accounts accessible to her and follow certain ground rules: protect your passwords, set privacy controls and never transmit inappropriate pictures or words.
A big hurdle for parents is overcoming the idea they are invading their kids' privacy by monitoring online activity, she said. In fact, she said, it can be the kid's first lesson that hardly anything online is private, anyway.
"If they want privacy," she said, "they should write in a journal and hide it under their mattress."
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The Sony Xperia ZL, which is a slightly modified version of the Xperia Z flagship has just reached the FCC, in an AT&T compatible version. It supports all the needed bands, including LTE bands 2, 4, 5 and 17, plus HSPA over 1900, 1700 and 850 MHz frequencies.
It appears that Sony may decide to sell the device unlocked, so don?t expect it on AT&T. For those who don?t know, the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL were announced at CES 2013 and were given hands on experiences at MWC 2013. We?re testing the Xperia Z right now and we?ll be back with a review ASAP. By the way, the Xperia ZL measures 9.8 mm in thickness, so it?s a bit thicker than the Xperia Z and gives up the all glass back panel in favour of textured plastic rear cover.
The ZL keeps the same quad core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, camera and software features of the Z, but it doesn?t have its water resistant abilities. Sony will be launching the Z and ZL with Android 4.1 on board and its custom user interface, with modified launcher, homescreen and lockscreen.
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St. John's basketball coach Steve Lavin attended Friday night's Vaux boys' basketball playoff game to get a closer look at Rysheed Jordan according to The Inquirer's Rick O'Brien.
Jordan, a 6-foot-3 senior point guard, is the nation's top un-committed senior guard ?according to ESPN ?and is between UCLA, Temple and Lavin's Red Storm. He is expected to announce his decision after the PIAA playoffs. St. John's coaches have attended some of Jordan's other games this season.
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MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) ? A teenage race car driver taking warm-up laps at a California raceway careened off the track and into pit row, killing a 14-year-old boy and 68-year-old man, officials said.
Six or seven cars were on the track Saturday night when the out of control car ran into the two victims, who were standing side-by-side, Yuba County Sheriff's Capt. Ron Johnson said. He said the two were affiliated with one of the cars or drivers but did not yet know how.
Neither the 17-year-old driver nor anyone else was injured, he said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene at Marysville Raceway Park some 40 miles north of Sacramento, and the boy was declared dead either at the hospital or in an ambulance, the officer told The Associated Press.
The raceway was hosting the California Sprint Car Civil War Series on the opening day of its season.
Steven Blakesley, a race announcer who was watching the race from the stands, said the sprint cars were doing so-called "hot laps" about an hour before the race when a car driven by Chase Johnson, traveling at about 90 mph, couldn't make a turn.
"There must have been a mechanical problem," said Blakesley, the track announcer at Watsonville's Ocean Speedway. "The car didn't slow down."
Blakesley said the car ran through a gap between the track and pit row, hit an empty golf-style cart then ran out of the view of the stands, where fans were mostly silent and left to speculate about what was happening.
He said the next thing he was able to see was CPR being performed on two people, and later a body being covered and crime scene tape going up. The names of the victims weren't immediately available.
"People getting hurt in the pits is extremely, extremely rare," Blakesley said. "I've never seen anything like this, and I don't know how you would even prevent it."
The biography on Chase Johnson's website says he's a senior at Petaluma High School north of San Francisco and is a fourth generation race car driver.
Blakesley said the sprint car circuit is seen as a stepping stone to higher levels like NASCAR and many drivers start racing as young as 15 as Johnson did. Others on the circuit, where small, high-powered cars race on short dirt ovals, were older drivers whose careers had peaked earlier.
Johnson has been racing for three years at the Petaluma Speedway, where he's won multiple races and was last year's series champion. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were also champion drivers in Petaluma, where the family owns a muffler shop, said Ron Lingron, the track announcer at Petaluma Speeday.
"They're the first family of the Petaluma Speedway," Lingron said Sunday. "There's not a better kid you're going to find in the racing community than Chase Johnson. To have something like this put around his neck is a tragedy."
The Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol were investigating to determine the cause of the crash, Ron Johnson said. The Sheriff's Department also serves as the county's coroner and would determine the identities and official cause of death for the two victims, he said.
An outgoing message on the track's phone line said only that Saturday's race had been canceled, and a message left for a raceway spokesman was not immediately returned.
The race track fatalities come less than a month after a crash on the last lap of a race at Daytona International Speedway injured at least 30 fans Feb. 23. The victims were sprayed with large chunks of debris ? including a tire ? after a car careened into the fencing that is designed to protect the massive grandstands lining the track.
At another NASCAR race in 2009 at Talladega, the crowd was showered with debris and seven fans were injured when a car sailed upside-down into the front-stretch fence on a furious dash to the finish line, showering the stands with debris. Seven fans sustained minor injuries.
And in 2010 at a National Hot Rod Association event in Chandler, Ariz., a woman was killed by a tire that flew off a crashing dragster at Firebird International Raceway.
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Associated Press Writers Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles and Terence Chea in San Francisco contributed to this report.
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BERLIN (AP) ? After facing protests, a real estate developer has put on hold until at least mid-March plans to remove a piece of one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, and the city's mayor said Monday that he would try to ensure the structure is preserved.
On Friday, hundreds of angry protesters prevented construction workers from removing all but a tiny piece of the East Side Gallery wall to make way for an access path for a luxury housing project.
Plans called for the removal of a 22-meter (yard) section of the 1.3 kilometer (3/4 mile) stretch of wall, which was painted by artists after the fall of communism and is a popular tourist attraction.
The wall section stood on the eastern side of the elaborate border strip built by East Germany and, when the border was closed, carried none of the graffiti that covered the western side of the wall.
Several thousand demonstrators protested against the construction plans on Sunday.
Work was supposed to resume this week, but Volker Thoms, a spokesman for project investor Maik Uwe Hinkel, said Monday it has been put on hold to allow for further discussions until at least March 18, when a forum that brings authorities together with locals is scheduled to meet.
Over the weekend, Hinkel spoke with Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit. The mayor publicly stepped into the dispute for the first time on Monday, issuing a statement in which he said the removal of the wall section "does not appear necessary."
Wowereit said that an alternative should be found to the removal, which was authorized at a lower administrative level ? by the city district in which the East Side Gallery stands. He said the city government will try to find a solution.
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Ecuador may be one of the smallest South American countries, but it offers visitors an exciting range of activities to choose from. It is a land rich in culture, natural beauty and biodiversity. A trip to the Amazon rainforest is one of the most popular tours here since it offers easy access to the Amazonian basin.
Weather and Activities
You can plan a trip to the Amazon rainforest at any time of the year, however the period when it rains the most is the best chance to see wildlife engaging in different activities such as playing, eating etc.
The Amazon rain forest is a top eco tourism destination and houses a wealth of flora and fauna species. You can expect encounters with several species of owls, macaws, monkeys, hawk eagles, parrots, poisonous dart frogs and leaf cutting ants, toucans etc. Pumas and jaguars can also be spotted. The Amazon rainforest is also home to the giant kapok tree which is the tallest among all species of rainforest trees, reaching a height of 150 feet. The trees have platforms constructed on them from where tourists can look over the rainforest canopy a truly amazing sight.
Canoeing, hiking, bird watching and camping are only some of the fun activities you can participate in her.
Accommodation
There are many tour operators who provide all the information regarding various types of accommodation in this region. You can choose to stay in South American hotels or forest lodges according to your budget and requirements. Lodges and hotels here have all the facilities which are sure to make your Amazon jungle tour comfortable and enjoyable.
All regions have note worthy lodges and hotels to stay in. Napo Wildlife Center, Sacha Lodge, La Selva Lodge, Yarina Lodge, Bataburo Lodge are all located in the city of Coca, near Yasuni National Park. Tapir Lodge, Samona Lodge, Cuyabeno Lodge, and Jamu Lodge are located in the city of Lago Agrio. Yachana Lodge, Misahualli Jungle Lodge, La Casa del Suizo, Cotococha Lodge, Hamadryade Lodge are located near the Upper Napo River, in the city of Tena. Kapawi Lodge, Huaorani Eco Lodge is the well known ones in the Shell and Puyo region.
Cruise Expedition
Another great way to experience an Amazon jungle tour is by taking a cruise expedition on the rivers here. The waters are home to many species of birds, caimans, piranhas, catfish, fresh water river dolphins and giant paiches. Theres no better way to take in the surrounding scenery and wilderness.
Make sure to enquire about facilities at hotels and lodges before hand, so that you have a holiday you can truly enjoy.
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Ecuador may be one of the smallest South American countries, but it offers visitors an exciting range of activities to choose from. It is a land rich in culture, natural beauty and biodiversity. A trip to the Amazon rainforest is one of the most popular tours here since it offers easy access to the Amazonian basin.
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