A visit to a dermatologist yielded useful tips for naturalists wanting to visit Tropical regions to view wildlife. Ecotourism hotspots don't get much hotter than the Cuiabá Basin. Birders, nature lovers, Field Biologists and Veterinarians can all benefit from the following advice.
I thought I would share this useful information. I am not a doctor. I include it here in good faith and as a cponsciousness-raiser. Two strengths of sun protection factor sun cream are recommended for the tropics, Sun Protection Factor (SPF 70) for the face and SPF 60 for the arms.
I was told to apply it twice a day; first thing in the morning and after lunch. That is, if you are having a day relaxing and acclimatising yourself and your children around your hotel or pousada. If you are planning a day with an excursion, apply the cream three times as each application only lasts about four hours. That is a very rough estimate. Apply at breakfast time, lunch time and mid-afternoon.
Alteratively, there are special protective clothes available. Although these will make you hotter and more likely to perspire. But the solution to that is to go more slowly. And anyway, if you are a field naturalist trying to observe wildlife you need to move slowly. Unless you are observing endangered Partula snails. But they don't occur in the Cuiabá Basin.
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