Nepal 2017
A dental/social mission trip to Nepal to help those still needing aid following the earthquake of 2015.
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Ecuador Awaits!
Many options with excpetional places to explore are what await you in this Ecuadorian Adventure.
Innsbruck – The Capital of the Alps and Olympia
Ready to go skiing in the beautiful Alps?
Uniworld Luxury River Cruises
Cruising down the rivers of Europe, the only way to travel.
Northern Italy – Small Jewels Tour
Ready to explore Northern Italy this summer?
![From Wikipedia.
Shot on the Yanallpa River
The Night monkeys, also known as the Owl monkeys or Douroucoulis, are the members of the genus Aotus of New World monkeys (monotypic in family Aotidae). They are widely distributed in the forests of Central and South America, from Panama south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. The species that live at higher elevations tend to have thicker fur than the monkeys at sea level. The genus name means "earless"; they have ears, of course, but the external ears are tiny and hard to see. Night monkeys have big brown eyes and therefore have increased ability to be active at night. They are called night monkeys because all species are active at night and are in fact the only truly nocturnal monkeys (an exception is the subspecies A. a. azarae, which is cathemeral).[2] Both male and female Night Monkeys weigh almost the same amount. For example, in one of these Night Monkeys, A. azarae, the male weighs 2.76 pounds while the female weighs 2.75 pounds.
Night monkeys make a notably wide variety of vocal sounds, with up to eight categories of distinct calls (gruff grunts, resonant grunts, screams, low trills, moans, gulps, sneeze grunts and hoots), and a frequency range of 190-1,950 Hz.[3] Unusual among the New World monkeys, they are monochromats, that is, they have no colour vision, presumably because it is of no advantage given their nocturnal habits. They have a better spatial resolution at low light levels than other primates which contributes to their ability to capture insects and move at night.[4]
All night monkeys form pair bonds, and live in family groups of the mated pair with their immature offspring. Family groups defend territories by vocal calls and scent marking. Only one infant is born each year. The male is the primary caregiver, and the mother only carries the infant for the first week or so of its life.
Night monkeys constitute one of the few monkey species that are affected by the often deadly human malaria protozoan Plasmodium falciparum, making them useful as non-human primate experimental models in malaria research.[5]](https://beltramtravel.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_0508.jpg?w=290)
Cruise the Amazon.
An exciting opportunity to Cruise the Peruvian Amazon!
2016: The year of the packed travel bag, revised!
Where will adventure take you in 2016?
Italy – The Classics Trip
Italy is a popular destination! Make sure your trip includes all the classic sites!
A trip under the Spanish Sun
Ready for a summer in Spain under the Spanish sun, taking in some Flamenco, and exploring Moorish architecture? Well then, JOIN US!
Italy – From Mountains to Sea
Italy of the natives. Have an adventure from mountains to sea and everything in between.