GEO Adventure Magazine Dec. 2014 | Page 23

must highlight the extraordinary added value conferred by its pilot, Captain Alvaro Ramirez, an emblematic figure of that place, expert, witness and protagonist of interesting stories and anecdotes. Ramirez has 27 years flying; 18,000 hours of flight and still counting ... he is the “almighty” of a rudimentary runway that allows people to arrive or leave the Sirena after a demanding maneuver, which for Ramirez it is only matter of “balancing well the weight...” Shortly after arriving at the Park Ranger’s Station we undertook a brief but intense hike, with a group of their guides, to see and feel close to the pure and untamed nature of the place. Moist heat p ɕ