Lush sheathing
The secondary equatorial forest grows in areas, on which people burned the trees, to be able to cultivate the land. After the harvest, they left the burned clearing and the forest began to grow back again. Sunlight reached the ground itself causing a lush growth of sheathing vegetation. It is very difficult to break through the green thicket of typical in this type of jungle.
Green vault
In the original equatorial forest, trees achieve 60 meters high, and their crowns create a compact green vault, which stops the sun's rays. Watched from above, it falls and rises along with the terrain, which is moving the jungle. Most animals live in the upper floors of the forest, moving from the crown to the crown.
Cienisty las
Below the vault of the original jungle, the vegetation is very rare, Due to the lack of sun. Long lianas hang in advance, And smaller representatives of the world of plants and animals try to find a place and a piece of sun on different levels of moist, Dark Forest.
Moving in the jungle
In the original equatorial forest, walking does not pose much difficulty. While breaking through dense, The compact vegetation of the secondary jungle comes with the utmost difficulty. The need to pave the road with a machete significantly delays the pace of the march, which becomes very tiring. This is all the more bothersome, that many vines and tangled liana have sharp spikes, and many biting insects around summer. If you get into some spiky creeper, It is best to slowly go back, repeating movements in the reverse order, which trapped you in a trap.
Cane
Some species of reeds can tear clothes to shreds. If you get into such a plant, You have to wait calmly, Until someone liberates you.
Rhythm of the day
The more we approach the equator, the regular it becomes natural, Daily rhythm of days and night. In the areas along the equator of Dawn and Twilight it takes place at the same time each day of the year. Even the rains adapt to this rhythm, usually falling at the same time, just before darkness. There is no gray hour there, as in areas with a larger latitude, Twilight falls right away, Darkness rapidly conceals the earth. It's best to start the day at dawn and work or march by noon, and then rest in the greatest heat. Being on the way, You should start looking for a camping site around three in the afternoon, not to be surprised by the darkness.
Danger
There are many dangers in the jungle for the traveler – From wild animals to dangerous diseases, such as malaria. A stay in constant moisture can cause footcot, Therefore, you should regularly wash your legs and pour with talc. You must always shake it before putting your clothes, because at night venomous snakes or spiders could be nested in it. Before setting off in the tropics, take a malaria vaccine and always have medication in the first aid kit. When moving into the forest, do not regret the means of insects; Lubricate them thickly, and at night hang the mosquito nets.
Fatal enemy
Female mosquito widlisha (Anopheles) can move the germ causing malaria (otherwise Zimnica).
Removal of leeches
Bodily suctioned leeches should not be torn off, Because jaws can remain and cause infection. It should be burned with a glowing stick or insecticide, to relax the hug, and just detach.
Rhythm of the day
