South & Central America, Amazon & Caribbean travel, expeditions, public aquariums, collecting fish and plant articles.

A PLANT COLLECTING TRIP TO THE AMAZON by Olga Betts
Summary: Olga spent a holiday on the Rio Negro, Brazil, with a group of like-minded people interested in aquatic plants rather than fish. Illustrated.

COLLECTING FISH IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON by Vinny Kutty
Summary: Vinny fantasized for years about going to the Amazon, and finally made the trip. He and his group caught a large variety of fish and had some memorable experiences, which are recounted in detail here.

PERUVIAN AMAZONIA by Eugene T. Aldridge, Jr.
Summary: A very detailed day by day account of a week's collecting trip to the Iquitos area.

COLLECTING CICHLIDS IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON by Lee Newman
Summary: A collecting trip to Rio Ucayali and Rio Momon, near Iquitos. Notes on equipment used, collecting techniques, keeping and transporting the fish, and how the fish fared in their new aquarium homes.

GETTING WET FEET IN PERU by Craig Morfitt
Summary: An account of a fish collecting expedition to the Peruvian Amazon, arranged by a tour operator, Margarita Tours of Fort Lauderdale.

VENEZUELA FISH COLLECTING DIARY by R. Shane Linder
Summary: A detailed account of part of a collecting trip to Venezuela, and the fish found there.

SURVIVOR III; MEXICO by Craig Morfitt
Summary: Craig joined up with a large group of aquarists and visited a variety of rivers in Mexico. Many different species of fish were caught, and nobody was "voted off the island."

THE HONDURAN EPISODE by Patrick A. Tosie, Sr.
Summary: Pat had some difficulties and some triumphs, and considers his trip "the best time I ever had in the aquarium hobby."

THE DRIVE FOR FISH (ANOTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTING TRIP)
by Pat Tosie, Sr.
Summary: Pat and two friends drove all the way from St. Louis through Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala, stopping to collect fish at various places on the way. An easy-to-read and very descriptive travel memoir.

PRODUCT FIELD TESTS by John Mangan
Summary: On a collecting trip to Mexico some new equipment was tried out: a new brand of fish trap, different pole nets, "Bag Buddies," and "Clout."

A CUBAN FISHING TRIP by Derek Molter
Summary: Derek seeks reader expertise in identifying some Cuban cichlids. Photos.

A VISIT TO THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM OF CUBA by Howard Norfolk
Summary: The Acuario Nacional de Cuba displays fish and corals from the tropical Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Its dolphin and sea lion shows are popular with the local people. Lots of photos.

Armando Olaechea, a marine biologist at the National Aquarium of Cuba, liked the above article and translated it into Spanish language for Aquarticles:
UNA VISITA AL ACUARIO NACIONAL DE CUBA by Howard Norfolk
Summary: El Acuario Nacional de Cuba exhibe peces y corales del Mar Carib tropical y del Golfo de Méjico. Los delfines y lobos marinos que se exhiben, son populares para el publico local. Muchas fotos.

MY VISIT TO THE PUBLIC FRESHWATER AQUARIUM IN HAVANA CUBA
by Howard Norfolk
Summary: The "Aqvarium" in Old Havana is a welcome respite from the crowded streets and relentless sun. A photographic tour.

THE AQUARIUM STORE IN HAVANA, CUBA by Howard Norfolk
Summary: The only aquarium store that I could find in Havana is run by a keen aquarist who also breeds fish. Photos.

MY DRIVE AROUND JAMAICA by Howard Norfolk
Summary: I travelled around the tropical island of Jamaica. Here are some photos of what I came across, particularly in relation to fish and wildlife.

AN AQUARIST'S SOJOURN IN JAMAICA by Derek Lambert
Summary: Derek's love affair with Jamaica started with a package tour 20 years ago when he caught some of the livebearer Gambusis melapleura. Ten years later he returned to refresh his stock, and to catch other livebearers and killifish. In 2003 he returned again, and finally made it to the Bluefields River area.