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Ivan Sanderson was intrigued by the canopies of the rainforest. The thought of this living entity, this “continent” suspended above the ground kept bothering Ivan.

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He could set traps up there and at the same time admire its awesome beauty all right, but he could not observe the daily animal and insect life in the canopy as easily as he could watch their counterparts going about their business on the ground.

No, Ivan must get a closer look. He must live up there! It was not until his fourth and final expedition, however, that this dream would become a reality.

This last expedition () entailed visits to Mexico, Honduras, British Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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It was here in Nicaragua that Ivan made the decision to build an “aerial camp” in the jungle canopy. He started off by taking his schooner as far up the Rio Kuringuas River as was feasible. He then tore up the boat’s floor boards for building mate