BEYOND THE AMAZON
“AT DUSK WE WATCH AS THE SWIFTS CIRCLE AND DIVE BACK DOWN BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF WATER TO WHERE THEY NEST BEHIND THE FALLS.”
We’re floating in the moon’s reflection in the Upper Suriname River as the Milky Way streaks across the night sky, hoping a black caiman won’t nibble our toes.
Artist and tourism developer Sirano Zalman is regaling us with stories about what the Amerindian people thought were mischievous mermaids or
