The case of the super mosquito comes from the small countryof Guyana. After living in SouthAmerica for a year I couldn't miss the opportunity of visiting the oftenoverlooked countries of The Guiana's. I honestly didn't know what to expect or exactly what to see until I gotto the country. One of the mostunique things they have to offer besides unspoiled wildlife in the AmazonJungle was the Kaieteur Falls. In what seems like a completely remote location where noguard rails exist, the Kaieteur Falls are very reminiscent of the IguazuFalls in Argentina. The colorof the flow of water at Kaieteur is exactly like the like the water at theDevil's Throat at Iguazu. Beforevisiting they told us about the encounters we would have with wildlife as wellas the mosquitoes.On the same tour we had the privilege of visiting the OrinduikFalls where we would find the friendly mosquito on steroids called the KabouraFly. Not only does this insectlook like a mosquito that has been working out at a gym for most of its life,it also leaves a nasty welt that is roughly two or three times bigger than thesmall bump a mosquito leaves.
I was given exclusive footage of a welt that was earned weeksbefore we arrived to our gracious host at the hotel that I was staying at, theEl Dorado Inn. The Kaboura flyalso has a great habit of laying eggs inside of your skin which I'm sure we allwant to experience! Since I wasupdated before my trip to the Kaieteur Falls I made sure to put on plenty ofbug spray all over my skin before we arrived. Luckily, we landed at a time when it was sunny and thereweren't too many flies out at the falls. Speaking to the many mosquitoes that have bitten by uncle over the yearsthey advised me that he has some of the sweetest blood on the planet. That's one of the reasons that I lovetraveling with my uncle, mosquitoes tend to prefer his skin to mine.Since his blood is so sweet the Kaboura flies decided tobite my uncle through his t-shirt. Not once or twice, he was bitten three separate times by the Kabouraflies. If you ever thought therewas a time that you needed to have your vaccines imagine being bitten by thisrandom fly that happens to leave eggs inside of your skin. My uncle didn't feel well at all thatnight and he happened to get all of his vaccines just before we arrived in Guyana.After some research on the internet and speaking to localswe found out that the Kaboura flies don't carry any diseases. So in this case a vaccination or medication wouldn't help, but just imagine if they did carry disease and youdidn't have your vaccines/meds to prevent that disease? It's very important to take care of your health while you are traveling and learning how to protect yourself when medicine or vaccines can't is a must. Don't forget your bug repellent- the Kaboura flies will find you. Just ask my uncle!About the Author:Marcello Arrambide is a day trader and travel blogger thatis currently traveling around the world. He spent over 3 weeks exploring The Guianas while traveling to everycountry in South America. You canfind out more about Marcello by visiting his travel blog: WanderingTrader.com. He is currently living in Nairobi,Kenya exploring all of Eastern Africa.
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