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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kratter" data-source="post: 3346458" data-attributes="member: 50001"><p>After bustling days of frayed nerves in Lima, our group was relieved to get to Pullcallpa Peru on the Ucayali to gear up for what was to be the Scarlet-banded Barbet discovery trip in 1996.  Wetlands and flooded grasslands were visible from the edge of open market so we were looking for birds.  A haggard looking guy was hassling us for money and we ignored him. He ran at me and grabbed by digital wristwatch (which I had borrowed because mine had broke its band), and slowly ran off.  I decided that he was far too slow and all I needed to do was grab my watch back. I grabbed his arm, but with his other arm he slashed at me with what turned out to be a box-cutter.  Got me in the upper chest, an inch or so below my throat. I let him go, went to the hospital and got sewn up.  A group of Peruvians with big sticks chased down the ladron and got my watch back.  Ended up being a pretty good trip (understatement) despite that rocky start!  Andy</p></blockquote><p></p>