tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84061343048599564032023-11-16T12:42:28.356-05:00PCBG PeruPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PAPhipps Thailand Discoveryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840383110215127240noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-31702384774919758862008-03-12T09:17:00.007-04:002008-03-12T10:24:36.950-04:00February 1st and 2nd- Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZoBbmNC8Gt5ZaTE8RBUIFCyofkimlib5tyjkW07YU0Wyvd0q4vaQIkffLuktuahh6wVsvJ51j0z3qJuwLNWGko9UgBTqI3ALCBQfI7A_ntjB9LPkmn0Hh-7zKciEKevzg_IQbi3Oqvk/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176857399668561458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZoBbmNC8Gt5ZaTE8RBUIFCyofkimlib5tyjkW07YU0Wyvd0q4vaQIkffLuktuahh6wVsvJ51j0z3qJuwLNWGko9UgBTqI3ALCBQfI7A_ntjB9LPkmn0Hh-7zKciEKevzg_IQbi3Oqvk/s320/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> This the postcard shot! Wayna Picchu in the background and Machu Picchu, foreground!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U58mkxc5cjB9AJxYQ72fvCCBDh3lVp5U8PqqmdTWigNOFqdYxtK9_sbzm3QsbMgeAiK-1Yc3v_-PIW7VUwgZBySa8dkEmySzhei7qbW1TvHCTPCo0C3RYYyQ25ILdj04Y0MUtbDs5mk/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176857090430916066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U58mkxc5cjB9AJxYQ72fvCCBDh3lVp5U8PqqmdTWigNOFqdYxtK9_sbzm3QsbMgeAiK-1Yc3v_-PIW7VUwgZBySa8dkEmySzhei7qbW1TvHCTPCo0C3RYYyQ25ILdj04Y0MUtbDs5mk/s320/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+046.jpg" border="0" /></a> A llama enjoys Machu Picchu<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt7U-WrsWMcAunH8JdN0nyWgH55KURFV2ElzGM_JlA2u1nIZ-VwLmTC6dP90vr_FqwUthGOFrGAbiDU5LP73XQmvWBOaD8ynqzLpoifl8ZMYlHKvbxo8ggfCjH7xH8qr4wzMnoY1K7Cs/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176857099020850674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt7U-WrsWMcAunH8JdN0nyWgH55KURFV2ElzGM_JlA2u1nIZ-VwLmTC6dP90vr_FqwUthGOFrGAbiDU5LP73XQmvWBOaD8ynqzLpoifl8ZMYlHKvbxo8ggfCjH7xH8qr4wzMnoY1K7Cs/s320/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben and I cheese it up, for our scrapbook shot which MP in the background.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVEgx_qKgByUJUWW6OCWOykf5QW0rjmqMKLDxJnPpcP-wlYR0KcX4S7pW12CYW9iHpIY2txj6tUznm40SMTlvwzcKtkmd8KlCvz0B6MWNXeODVXaFbbqh04SG4H-kv450y9ro95yg8wU/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176857111905752578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVEgx_qKgByUJUWW6OCWOykf5QW0rjmqMKLDxJnPpcP-wlYR0KcX4S7pW12CYW9iHpIY2txj6tUznm40SMTlvwzcKtkmd8KlCvz0B6MWNXeODVXaFbbqh04SG4H-kv450y9ro95yg8wU/s320/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+065.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a hummingbird over the Urubamba<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQhOqsx0OJ1N9Vfk0PCB-5riCKFZRI-lg-F4w1MhBhhFnSpD964PZdBdnTpOaUSb36Elj_ci3ru2Pw5xH-_mcZWN2M8rZCDEsgcvCPaik9Zp4AOBc0_FTh0WBpxBvMvC1_wKP1BDLzEw/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176857124790654482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQhOqsx0OJ1N9Vfk0PCB-5riCKFZRI-lg-F4w1MhBhhFnSpD964PZdBdnTpOaUSb36Elj_ci3ru2Pw5xH-_mcZWN2M8rZCDEsgcvCPaik9Zp4AOBc0_FTh0WBpxBvMvC1_wKP1BDLzEw/s320/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is how we cut the grass, cut the grass, cut the grass... This is how we cut the gras in Aguas Calientes! Everyone sing!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPf2PlyRFSNrhXdwSCzoRs58zVknu9OUyDtV9pq5_FFe502HgIdghh1ocoUdufOXuZnywZUWn3aYB7AuT8SfAa9UAkFydVvWzfirE0xLE3BItq3QO7ArzBmbRKP_yjDP69cGdhbcFabo/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176857172035294754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPf2PlyRFSNrhXdwSCzoRs58zVknu9OUyDtV9pq5_FFe502HgIdghh1ocoUdufOXuZnywZUWn3aYB7AuT8SfAa9UAkFydVvWzfirE0xLE3BItq3QO7ArzBmbRKP_yjDP69cGdhbcFabo/s320/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+048.jpg" border="0" /></a>The mighty Urubamba<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzkJWWKzSulU8y4agCA0LbUOjWPjMHshdKYR1FJ9VVS59XW4JuGGPi3aep8gCkaHCLD7Trd7JhmI8ASOb4pcscash3aTt3Ohi1fHOUcHvvAzynZzT3Uj59qghrJ1sY_VcCkqfRPs2DP4/s1600-h/M.P.++Sacciuman+church+plaza+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176856231437456786" style="DISPLAY: block; 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They are all shots Ben took while at Machu Picchu, agricultural terraces, bromeliads, and beautiful ruins!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>01/02/08</div><div>Today started bright and early once again... we were off to the train station at 6:30am to catch the train from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cusco</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aguas</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Calientes</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Aguas</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Calientes</span> is about 2 to 3 hours from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Cusco</span>. It is the portal into the Amazon basin and the only way to get to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Machu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Picchu</span> if you choose to be lazy, and skip the trek of the Gringo/Inca Trail and take the train in! I had read in Lonely Planet that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Aguas</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Calientes</span> was a dirty, and not very pleasant little town and that we shouldn't look forward to our time in it, treating it merely as a stopping post to pass into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Machu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Picchu</span>. However, I was pleasantly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">surprised</span>. While the town is VERY touristy and "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">choch</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">kees</span>" can be found everywhere, and I do mean everywhere, the town is interesting, because it has a mighty and fierce looking river called the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Urubamba</span> that passes right through it. This river is amazing in its ferocity, the tumbling water was really something to see. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Urubamba</span> is one of the many tributaries of the Amazon river. </div><br /><div>The train ride was fairly uneventful, except that we make many strange starts and stops at the beginning of the ride because the train was old school and the track had to be manually switched! Upon arrival in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Aguas</span> we were herded (and this really is the best way to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">describe</span> it!) to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">buses</span> that would take us up, up, up a switchback dirt road to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Machu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Picchu</span>. I can't really <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">describe</span> the beauty of the cliffs. They were cloaked in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">bromeliads</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Spanish</span> moss, and succulents. It was gorgeous! When we reached the top, our destination of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Macchu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Picchu</span>, I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">surprised</span> that it seemed smaller than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Ollantaytambo</span>, which we had seen the day before! Don't get me wrong the ruins of the city are spectacular, but truthfully I was much more excited to see <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Sacashuaman</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Ollantaytambo</span>, maybe because I knew less about them so there landscapes were more striking to me... Anyways, we had an informative if not entirely truthful tour of the ruins. Our guide was insistent that the residents of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Machu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Picchu</span> grew none of their own food on the vast agricultural terraces on the site. Instead, he told us that residents had made <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Machu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Picchu</span> into a garden city, growing only <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">aesthetically</span> pleasing plants on the terraces, and while in theory I think this is nice, Ben and I both felt the need to protest this theory. The Inca's seem to have been an ingenious, and practical people, mindful of military strategy and tuned into the importance of national security! To say that they fully relied on outside sources for their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">sustenance</span> and that they chose to grow flowers instead of the food that would help insure their community security does an injustice to their memory, in my opinion!</div><br /><div></div><div>02/02/08</div><div>Today was our "free" day in Aguas Calientes. While we had the option of buying a ticket for a 2nd day at Machu Picchu Ben and I decided to be tourists and wander around the town market. We had to catch the late afternoon train back to Cusco at 3pm and I think both of us are looking forward to our free day in Cusco tomorrow, Sacsahuaman and the Cathedral in morning and early afternoon- Super Bowl (somewhere!) tomorrow night!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-84347616368736909802008-03-05T18:10:00.004-05:002008-03-05T18:56:19.663-05:00January 31st- A Busy Day in the Sacred Valley<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-sNybvj2f8rG2hKvtfAPyKcwqLMpchrCli_uo-Whmv8cWOA8nVO5AI6inaek00w9qQx9A1Ddg_q3Dwr1PEubGSgUyQa6o-U4DEwRcnCBFSjsEpWh-7ugtsHYN2b8L4VL8t1zAeJMoC8/s1600-h/me+with+little+girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174408508844263666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-sNybvj2f8rG2hKvtfAPyKcwqLMpchrCli_uo-Whmv8cWOA8nVO5AI6inaek00w9qQx9A1Ddg_q3Dwr1PEubGSgUyQa6o-U4DEwRcnCBFSjsEpWh-7ugtsHYN2b8L4VL8t1zAeJMoC8/s320/me+with+little+girls.jpg" border="0" /></a> Erika with little girls in Pisaq Market</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2yJlDyeKSQJXgvcgBUO3d0h-oe8ZGYRUkebMIpw3f59WeJdtP8G7d2nS00JCJb-yaBm7jkHE765KQPqU2G3Zp1Wqbq-ouWW9awnwmFWTHOu6n6ZMbD3Ke89WmIJ9objJvz2BlrRsESs/s1600-h/river+vista.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174408521729165570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2yJlDyeKSQJXgvcgBUO3d0h-oe8ZGYRUkebMIpw3f59WeJdtP8G7d2nS00JCJb-yaBm7jkHE765KQPqU2G3Zp1Wqbq-ouWW9awnwmFWTHOu6n6ZMbD3Ke89WmIJ9objJvz2BlrRsESs/s320/river+vista.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Urubamba river is to the left, mountains to the right</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpPhmsdAinRChwD2kguizOsffB1TDRTqh1h8smDen5AW1SOciZEoGxhQwRferBhtS8pu72WltM-fA_Wd-VuwVblaGHrX3xkTWx9Xy0DQUqWdjDwrCdIWCpw7Rke0IOGuy5W_J-8hNE2s/s1600-h/great+market+pic.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174408534614067474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpPhmsdAinRChwD2kguizOsffB1TDRTqh1h8smDen5AW1SOciZEoGxhQwRferBhtS8pu72WltM-fA_Wd-VuwVblaGHrX3xkTWx9Xy0DQUqWdjDwrCdIWCpw7Rke0IOGuy5W_J-8hNE2s/s320/great+market+pic.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pisaq Market is so colorful!</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH78LzQ2h2xSd0-CygWOwJz2_ZJW0ZNiEWJzcv6QY_SDr81kk6SR9ZSbfvGVoy3beT6USbEM-o9oTzd7nfW0ALdZIwkhFGKMw2LWv_AG25Ocl1ZxWsAqG88BldVscfRs6l66bf25qcY4/s1600-h/ollantatytambo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174407778699823266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH78LzQ2h2xSd0-CygWOwJz2_ZJW0ZNiEWJzcv6QY_SDr81kk6SR9ZSbfvGVoy3beT6USbEM-o9oTzd7nfW0ALdZIwkhFGKMw2LWv_AG25Ocl1ZxWsAqG88BldVscfRs6l66bf25qcY4/s320/ollantatytambo.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Town Center in Ollantaytambo</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTKmAHQ5e3jrWcwXwQ5GE2CrbvfBWZI34fOSebsChZW6pzK4scO0NTROg8SvilB1jbM8D0EK_9qWrxkzSkedP0OmlYmpG8UK96aTY_S3i0G91UCJGqOGJXU6ttqRD9zjD5EDQKwHe7UQ/s1600-h/Pisaq+market.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174407791584725170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTKmAHQ5e3jrWcwXwQ5GE2CrbvfBWZI34fOSebsChZW6pzK4scO0NTROg8SvilB1jbM8D0EK_9qWrxkzSkedP0OmlYmpG8UK96aTY_S3i0G91UCJGqOGJXU6ttqRD9zjD5EDQKwHe7UQ/s320/Pisaq+market.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> More Pisaq...<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW2xxVdxBQfkYXN_FXStRiPmjbetd-P1SaMnAw3X2YwHbY1294E_hYPV1cHCq3F5WJiPf4IidgIXB97P-9Ch7ap57dv4a5MQh2hkfKxuu6eguOek7k008vmDlUDDIsxM-eoHktdbl_Wo/s1600-h/Pisco+market+produce.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174407800174659778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW2xxVdxBQfkYXN_FXStRiPmjbetd-P1SaMnAw3X2YwHbY1294E_hYPV1cHCq3F5WJiPf4IidgIXB97P-9Ch7ap57dv4a5MQh2hkfKxuu6eguOek7k008vmDlUDDIsxM-eoHktdbl_Wo/s320/Pisco+market+produce.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYZzBsJ1FKBnHWt8DUf_Z4EvYQX3hxJJ6Pmkf5_uGWMqdEYecTAEIrazttfV3NMHgXSPJkMeej_JRuWNvr0YP8tx5JqC7Tlv2HwoI2Lh7o3799CJcdT8fCK5sLf3GALA53Q2VZZA2UYg/s1600-h/river+vista.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174407808764594386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYZzBsJ1FKBnHWt8DUf_Z4EvYQX3hxJJ6Pmkf5_uGWMqdEYecTAEIrazttfV3NMHgXSPJkMeej_JRuWNvr0YP8tx5JqC7Tlv2HwoI2Lh7o3799CJcdT8fCK5sLf3GALA53Q2VZZA2UYg/s320/river+vista.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSB1h6b84NfLYUpLCW75E68qFAT3-slS_g0ero97-fdVnxtk1jtfNrNZT-6meOp0dGGgqnV_u_gcW9iU_RlzF9EAQHjPzWkCV5qmg_x48zu3L1qJRIzUJUI_KWGMGcauAaXGZE5DSCAT0/s1600-h/sacs+of+potatoes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174407817354528994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSB1h6b84NfLYUpLCW75E68qFAT3-slS_g0ero97-fdVnxtk1jtfNrNZT-6meOp0dGGgqnV_u_gcW9iU_RlzF9EAQHjPzWkCV5qmg_x48zu3L1qJRIzUJUI_KWGMGcauAaXGZE5DSCAT0/s320/sacs+of+potatoes.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Peru is the birthplace of the potato!<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sdRp3WauotlWfdz5iJZ58JnqochEPI0I8fuyAwiJBNhSEa9e1OeDdj7O3Mvg4XsLroZNocW01YFcBg6tRgAq0kzZhSmhzESaMprUcFcsXd-TMBi1yfuUf-Bekz09OuD4pHaDqrVS10A/s1600-h/inca+walls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174406803742246994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sdRp3WauotlWfdz5iJZ58JnqochEPI0I8fuyAwiJBNhSEa9e1OeDdj7O3Mvg4XsLroZNocW01YFcBg6tRgAq0kzZhSmhzESaMprUcFcsXd-TMBi1yfuUf-Bekz09OuD4pHaDqrVS10A/s320/inca+walls.jpg" border="0" /></a> Inca Walls</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvHILpa5hbSXUtVsZcEEQv_R9ZZG-MKWzGd9whY5QXM-5LLDTns2bcRksKlwdcFHmw114Fgfe65A856VqdOPfUVWpBq6fp9ZqSTiwGrG4X3TYSvP4ikpFVNoLGCgDxlRsK3Idl01eNU0/s1600-h/kids+in+Pisaq.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174406820922116194" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNZ3MTlaoUIqaA8v4G0rN-dUrwO7ANdKsiajmvzVYGUT_9wQZtBRvFh0vjWk9QyXkj_h5ahu7Xlptos64hD9MyPELI7eBva58S8kmOSw9xcmmqz2mdRM6hRuIlwLdj8NgdmqAkizGg_s/s320/mountain+in+m+ist.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mountains in the mist, taken from the top of the ruins at Ollantaytambo<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjnQDtrP5Kw3RV9rX2ACv9pDo5g-G1QjtOeE_Mf329E6-KMveln1YxxvQ4zdhP8pWVMbumB7Z9Se8wYVftnMF4nlsNryz-1pevXon6t0Gdlq3UfPN1SnW25cXAAzPswtsYeT6K7tCb-Y/s1600-h/mtns+with+snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174406859576821906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjnQDtrP5Kw3RV9rX2ACv9pDo5g-G1QjtOeE_Mf329E6-KMveln1YxxvQ4zdhP8pWVMbumB7Z9Se8wYVftnMF4nlsNryz-1pevXon6t0Gdlq3UfPN1SnW25cXAAzPswtsYeT6K7tCb-Y/s320/mtns+with+snow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4jo93QxMRDjsMlmhWU_wF-d5t2K39x8GeJDx5I9v2MpnO00zOmYLvfd77hQCQkXVRk-Csk-sDDMcxGGsWrsZilXsvuxCQiXUGbwcWpZ6Tp2aqfEgSUZH-52x1kKb1uJ62ruTLRvDfIU/s1600-h/city+of+ollantarytambo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404978381146098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4jo93QxMRDjsMlmhWU_wF-d5t2K39x8GeJDx5I9v2MpnO00zOmYLvfd77hQCQkXVRk-Csk-sDDMcxGGsWrsZilXsvuxCQiXUGbwcWpZ6Tp2aqfEgSUZH-52x1kKb1uJ62ruTLRvDfIU/s320/city+of+ollantarytambo.jpg" border="0" /></a> The city of Ollantaytambo as seen from the ruins<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KShdlui9VEV7Vt5jbsEBnSFi_gmF9GQcd4_3MB23yrs4JYm4dM_kk3e7tm7zS_Cf6aoNQLDAL7zj77zoURyY0P9Pe2yNe-L46ihvpve9wD5z-FPa0h91baiQS0-ubRHgtUOc5gK19mk/s1600-h/clouds+roll+in.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404991266048002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KShdlui9VEV7Vt5jbsEBnSFi_gmF9GQcd4_3MB23yrs4JYm4dM_kk3e7tm7zS_Cf6aoNQLDAL7zj77zoURyY0P9Pe2yNe-L46ihvpve9wD5z-FPa0h91baiQS0-ubRHgtUOc5gK19mk/s320/clouds+roll+in.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfDJXjb92ArMlqYI0uEPQVoFu5K0HrdeXNf0QFfWqa6s5wJ9-MjU96W8vsJILP-HFnIv9YzOfxYoEtfVwRyjZ02H-cMahCql_EJdEw5aepNeQaBasqbpoJfo66_2WU4XJrSKJIrMKQSg/s1600-h/andes+with+snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404995561015314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfDJXjb92ArMlqYI0uEPQVoFu5K0HrdeXNf0QFfWqa6s5wJ9-MjU96W8vsJILP-HFnIv9YzOfxYoEtfVwRyjZ02H-cMahCql_EJdEw5aepNeQaBasqbpoJfo66_2WU4XJrSKJIrMKQSg/s320/andes+with+snow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXAjCI5KNA_uAjH3icUMHfgPCG5w_nDDoFNrxhs3YPK2toS1Y-4tZ1P0-WFhudj3tqPMmvb-omr9djmSq2_iCDeFODExopdU3akFizZ6_D1V5OzAI_dX_IDWgVjjKDUUAzKPPIpp8-cw/s1600-h/face+of+our+fathers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174405008445917218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXAjCI5KNA_uAjH3icUMHfgPCG5w_nDDoFNrxhs3YPK2toS1Y-4tZ1P0-WFhudj3tqPMmvb-omr9djmSq2_iCDeFODExopdU3akFizZ6_D1V5OzAI_dX_IDWgVjjKDUUAzKPPIpp8-cw/s320/face+of+our+fathers.jpg" border="0" /></a> The mountain face directly across from the Ollantaytambo ruins. Can you see the "Face of our Fathers"?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESz1JTo3fDT9sG8hHanGmROKuRkoLQo_hSLwspKQ0VY00NUuTLWpa9npGBNc_YZPNsgV1ATGV7M4dxeltmVcV4mLhWDhyphenhyphen0SxJWApY0ccO4RDr9n5GulxxTNz49BK2J4H-LJSosv59Vok/s1600-h/gorgeous+green+fields.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174405017035851826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESz1JTo3fDT9sG8hHanGmROKuRkoLQo_hSLwspKQ0VY00NUuTLWpa9npGBNc_YZPNsgV1ATGV7M4dxeltmVcV4mLhWDhyphenhyphen0SxJWApY0ccO4RDr9n5GulxxTNz49BK2J4H-LJSosv59Vok/s320/gorgeous+green+fields.jpg" border="0" /></a> Is this Ireland or Peru?<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky-MxpZ6uBuEFpaL6SveeSUv-xY-IwN7g_GxN6Z0owqeOw8NY1WStSZWl2UTbRbcN6I9AJubwAJk2E4a9AC2jRhkvir7Jy1mZsJoxajqT2fs_eEpAZQJJmwvtqAkQmCq5kG0_fsLXch0/s1600-h/carnival+decoration.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404304071280546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky-MxpZ6uBuEFpaL6SveeSUv-xY-IwN7g_GxN6Z0owqeOw8NY1WStSZWl2UTbRbcN6I9AJubwAJk2E4a9AC2jRhkvir7Jy1mZsJoxajqT2fs_eEpAZQJJmwvtqAkQmCq5kG0_fsLXch0/s320/carnival+decoration.jpg" border="0" /></a> Corny (ha!) Carnaval Decorations in Pisaq!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYshDV6cSQbEA5mKJmsUaFd-LlOjeXJUHGXT0IgywX_YJHbPZPkgv2vJouESNU_70k4ZyGLL6HbYigcu8dGx1jAjmKJmKXJIhjYp4MA2CTysZhukG-JTV2ZKKzyh-AvP_71j5vixilcY/s1600-h/awesome+vista.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404316956182450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYshDV6cSQbEA5mKJmsUaFd-LlOjeXJUHGXT0IgywX_YJHbPZPkgv2vJouESNU_70k4ZyGLL6HbYigcu8dGx1jAjmKJmKXJIhjYp4MA2CTysZhukG-JTV2ZKKzyh-AvP_71j5vixilcY/s320/awesome+vista.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwRAf1_KLFce25m8ik7eGtK7B0vzov5-VgYrLNlRyIXOEn6f_ywfYfZNyasmteCYbCeMy03MY0ckHwDbYuSwFUo_70Q8R8TgTPt8br37F1gt98jDxyMSgxAPBwzdWqQPqgzS0KtoWz5A/s1600-h/ben+and+i+smiling.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404329841084354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwRAf1_KLFce25m8ik7eGtK7B0vzov5-VgYrLNlRyIXOEn6f_ywfYfZNyasmteCYbCeMy03MY0ckHwDbYuSwFUo_70Q8R8TgTPt8br37F1gt98jDxyMSgxAPBwzdWqQPqgzS0KtoWz5A/s320/ben+and+i+smiling.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben and Erika look like they are falling into the Sacred Valley!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_AtUQc8fkgyM76fBfxY__CRvK9VVTMZOc4Xs4KxCG6jFP4mD3ShbOOzJIUj2Ycwup4iNfQE_I4joBYuW3_YRdKbaFSXghb7QklZ92BuR__yF3bEtmVgGW_yc_5G-e29ZPfUXg2RpZEI/s1600-h/beutiful+farm+fields.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404338431018962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_AtUQc8fkgyM76fBfxY__CRvK9VVTMZOc4Xs4KxCG6jFP4mD3ShbOOzJIUj2Ycwup4iNfQE_I4joBYuW3_YRdKbaFSXghb7QklZ92BuR__yF3bEtmVgGW_yc_5G-e29ZPfUXg2RpZEI/s320/beutiful+farm+fields.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTX9322UVKdFG2DvYV0CMOIRZ4YdDlsGFuklARCls5hy4HNCkNYJ8BpjiOL7yy_DBX4bjDCE-i0dyasTw6nyPlV5dP7m8U39p7MVp6tt4FcfKb8mMY1IeLEuusfDr3qOfbmL609BDo6g/s1600-h/chochkes+pisaq.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174404347020953570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTX9322UVKdFG2DvYV0CMOIRZ4YdDlsGFuklARCls5hy4HNCkNYJ8BpjiOL7yy_DBX4bjDCE-i0dyasTw6nyPlV5dP7m8U39p7MVp6tt4FcfKb8mMY1IeLEuusfDr3qOfbmL609BDo6g/s320/chochkes+pisaq.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pisaq....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">31/01/08<br /><br />Our morning started bright and early since we needed to be up and out of our rooms and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">in the</span> lobby to be picked up for sight-seeing at 7:30am! (No rest for the weary.) Ben <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">and I</span> were so happy to have pizza last night for dinner I nearly danced to the wood fired pizza shop! We also found an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">internet</span> cafe but were unable to blog due to some technical snafus. We have been able to contact our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">families</span> finally to let them know we are alive, and well. Today we had a fantastic tour of the Sacred Valley. We travelled first to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Pisaq</span> site of a really cool local market and also of the ruins of agricultural terraces. The we went on to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ollantaytambo</span>- which thus far has been my favorite part of the whole trip. The scale of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ollantaytambo</span> is amazing. The Incas were master builders and geniuses in city planning, I think they were also the first to utilize the concept of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">permaculture</span> in designing their cities and towns. They get much credit for moving earth in their building processes but in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">reality</span> they <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">often</span> seemed to build on what was already present and in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">fashion</span> in which the Earth was naturally rendered. It is a wonderful sight to see. The town of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ollantay</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">tambo</span> is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">also</span> quite lovely, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">though</span> we didn't get to spend much time in the town <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">walking</span> around, most of our time was spent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">in the</span> ruins.<br /><br />As a side note, I have always thought of myself as being in pretty good shape, but the altitude here is stifling. Climbing the hills and walking through the ruins requires a serious <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">amount</span> of concentration and lots of time resting and and drinking water.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-18667101022610198882008-03-05T17:57:00.003-05:002008-03-05T18:10:19.836-05:00January 30th- We arrive in Cusco!30/01/08<br /><br />After what felt like a secret mission through the dark Amazon night, and some minor flight delays in Lima we arrived in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cusco</span>! Why did it feel like a secret mission leaving our home away from home on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Tahuayo</span>? Well, we left at 1:30am on a boat to travel to Iquitos in order to make our early morning flight (we needed to be at the airport by 7:30am to check in). The Amazon is not a river to be boated lightly and we were all kept awake by the bumps and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">swales</span> that rocked the boat as we traveled <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">through</span> the dark, humid night. However we arrived safely with our wonderful guides Christian, Orlando and Dolly still at our sides. In fact Christian stayed with Ben and I right up until we walked through the security gate! We will miss him so much while in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cusco</span>! If you ever get to read this blog, "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hola</span> Christian!!". The flights were pretty uneventful although we almost missed our flight out of Lima to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Cusco</span>, because first of all it was delayed, which was no big deal, but then I swear they never announced that the now delayed flight was boarding and if Ben hadn't noticed people milling around saying they were taking a shuttle to the plane sitting on the runway waiting to take them to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cusco</span> we probably would have missed the flight! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Arrggghh</span>! But, we managed to make it safe and sound!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Cusco</span> is lovely. It has a very European old world feel to it, and there are a lot of Americans and Europeans (maybe that is why! :) and lots of folks trying to sale you stuff everywhere you go! We had a whirlwind tour of the City and some of the Inca ruins today, the Cathedral, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sacsahuaman</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Qorikancha</span>, etc. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Unfortunately</span> we were pretty out of it having been awake for over 24 hours and suffering from a bit of altitude sickness so we will be re-visiting some of these sites on out day "off". In fact, we were so goofy when we got off to the plane and to our hotel, that we forgot the camera when we went sight-seeing, so no pictures from today!! Sorry!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-51915353089141964332008-02-25T12:44:00.003-05:002008-02-25T13:09:42.739-05:00January 28th and 29th- Some Final Pictures on the Tahuayo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc4inpQatrC9vDfoD05gjhVAdx4nJYjWJSDqU3IZD8MTsXWPSKxkkSp6Wf0bNej3Lnl0NMMWH3JzZ9UXLrXexB1b_uHslq2bsnBX1-HQiL9GQ6mQXoIJmQ7TgiTg7vMgQPOYJPZ4QvCE/s1600-h/The+Boat+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170979881177438882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc4inpQatrC9vDfoD05gjhVAdx4nJYjWJSDqU3IZD8MTsXWPSKxkkSp6Wf0bNej3Lnl0NMMWH3JzZ9UXLrXexB1b_uHslq2bsnBX1-HQiL9GQ6mQXoIJmQ7TgiTg7vMgQPOYJPZ4QvCE/s320/The+Boat+house.jpg" border="0" /></a> The boathouse at dusk...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnp-m1MrE6RSaqzxnkcA0crhp7vkWqz4x80nkwxsRm-kQpGW6e2wZRwfWx-gccPg1h8zlXaU4LcxMvH6Iq-s_sZm3iECFmQKvBgMHrOnlP9CHm2UTkBO_b4SUl25DqHrijzSC2bToyFN0/s1600-h/Clouds+rolling+in.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170979889767373490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnp-m1MrE6RSaqzxnkcA0crhp7vkWqz4x80nkwxsRm-kQpGW6e2wZRwfWx-gccPg1h8zlXaU4LcxMvH6Iq-s_sZm3iECFmQKvBgMHrOnlP9CHm2UTkBO_b4SUl25DqHrijzSC2bToyFN0/s320/Clouds+rolling+in.JPG" border="0" /></a> Clouds rolling in over the Tahuayo<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7gpvFlOI2q2zlUpJbLjAcFg8_-psODzO8U-tZdEy8frUN0V7sAKe1SIN4o_ksChnE1tZYHJCXPgfKJ9Y2j4XuDaaU4WY_Kze9FFgJzF3n7qPZAKBC-hObMDPpezla_AnJBzPt9vAi5I/s1600-h/Banana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170979894062340802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7gpvFlOI2q2zlUpJbLjAcFg8_-psODzO8U-tZdEy8frUN0V7sAKe1SIN4o_ksChnE1tZYHJCXPgfKJ9Y2j4XuDaaU4WY_Kze9FFgJzF3n7qPZAKBC-hObMDPpezla_AnJBzPt9vAi5I/s320/Banana.jpg" border="0" /></a> Bananas!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k5-uBmZXfILsXD50J9slLTv-kske2olE1G3mEeiGmuP8eZT6LxUF9-KPOup8IPBMh84qv_0CLxAcOK4Bc2Yw4fKMCToxI7uCP2BYDec9qPrIKr2T9CzCeRczKoiM44UR29Wd5bEZ_-w/s1600-h/manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170979902652275410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k5-uBmZXfILsXD50J9slLTv-kske2olE1G3mEeiGmuP8eZT6LxUF9-KPOup8IPBMh84qv_0CLxAcOK4Bc2Yw4fKMCToxI7uCP2BYDec9qPrIKr2T9CzCeRczKoiM44UR29Wd5bEZ_-w/s320/manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> Manioc! Also known as yuca...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyxtxi0OS6nqccREeu81gwXNcgzfMcHxMCo_zaAuHHdll3nHxqd3tDnNPju0QFahPlIM8F61H-9YbcYVEeFfXDkV6A51aCw6jA48sI029CZYJlYkJOBRA7mC0fgDjypLlvr5Ke3ihnGY/s1600-h/Banana+with+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170979911242210018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyxtxi0OS6nqccREeu81gwXNcgzfMcHxMCo_zaAuHHdll3nHxqd3tDnNPju0QFahPlIM8F61H-9YbcYVEeFfXDkV6A51aCw6jA48sI029CZYJlYkJOBRA7mC0fgDjypLlvr5Ke3ihnGY/s320/Banana+with+house.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVw6XbapejHrAdOTccht9ay_sMl3mfkoU1Sku5qLRwpr5Eb1dTWJYieFSYiR_ssRhT-9zdFDPWW8FgP5Z1reWmNRElCmgVCOYMBJuHgrSzJeG-L_iiWAdbduaqYpInZ6MlvVE61qFw1U/s1600-h/Manioc+and+banana+with+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170978399413721682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVw6XbapejHrAdOTccht9ay_sMl3mfkoU1Sku5qLRwpr5Eb1dTWJYieFSYiR_ssRhT-9zdFDPWW8FgP5Z1reWmNRElCmgVCOYMBJuHgrSzJeG-L_iiWAdbduaqYpInZ6MlvVE61qFw1U/s320/Manioc+and+banana+with+house.jpg" border="0" /></a> Bananas and yuca in front of a house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_aWptx3AFxOmSMd6bQcfGQN3mtUT_NigbzK1rgLjYpCp-6YBYwg7tlKRije8h7BBfE2vSPQt2y42Hu9Hd1_12rsQiTPm-pufcyVDUB_c81YU0p4u9qidtSM3IlfhiaCMngIbRggRCHY/s1600-h/sugar+cane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170978408003656290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_aWptx3AFxOmSMd6bQcfGQN3mtUT_NigbzK1rgLjYpCp-6YBYwg7tlKRije8h7BBfE2vSPQt2y42Hu9Hd1_12rsQiTPm-pufcyVDUB_c81YU0p4u9qidtSM3IlfhiaCMngIbRggRCHY/s320/sugar+cane.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sugar Cane!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI7sMkWdhB0pSQ0N9WC4Fx_RCiuN2LkBB6FAKo6HhJkFYngi3fy7s5lBOjhU2h6V-COHhre5UIii_27VpD8NoP3OhohG5TJ029MZ6sU6usJGPcrz1Bwa8ztmaNZ_48wlTu10I4LMDP5U/s1600-h/Pedro+(wild+parrot+that+visits+the+lodge).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170978416593590898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI7sMkWdhB0pSQ0N9WC4Fx_RCiuN2LkBB6FAKo6HhJkFYngi3fy7s5lBOjhU2h6V-COHhre5UIii_27VpD8NoP3OhohG5TJ029MZ6sU6usJGPcrz1Bwa8ztmaNZ_48wlTu10I4LMDP5U/s320/Pedro+(wild+parrot+that+visits+the+lodge).jpg" border="0" /></a> Pedro the Wild Parrot!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6P6O95QzDWmTd_jRkb1gssp7PJCMIY6fzB7ss73KXBBFksLNcNQYykwF3A9uursn4cPwdDiw9qZClEDnB8wUnYqawYWnfREwdZwDXrwzMIkC6PBVMkuwOoRC4Y_PsfmAWdw7jfqDuYA/s1600-h/Manioc+with+red+tips.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170978420888558210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6P6O95QzDWmTd_jRkb1gssp7PJCMIY6fzB7ss73KXBBFksLNcNQYykwF3A9uursn4cPwdDiw9qZClEDnB8wUnYqawYWnfREwdZwDXrwzMIkC6PBVMkuwOoRC4Y_PsfmAWdw7jfqDuYA/s320/Manioc+with+red+tips.jpg" border="0" /></a> Red Tipped Manioc<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL2erUHmE_0gCz7uRfnuCbRFk-m30e_TdMfEXJ8M62CVqPgYHKoE_KqPKJUTJTwUKGjlsvEdJbtTkBx2W1NEJscWMzRMt8RHC_MQVtDrq2KbZjJ3WWD2WXHXVuIjvl_ZNNhocIgeVCXc/s1600-h/maize+with+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170978425183525522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL2erUHmE_0gCz7uRfnuCbRFk-m30e_TdMfEXJ8M62CVqPgYHKoE_KqPKJUTJTwUKGjlsvEdJbtTkBx2W1NEJscWMzRMt8RHC_MQVtDrq2KbZjJ3WWD2WXHXVuIjvl_ZNNhocIgeVCXc/s320/maize+with+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />29/01/08</div><div>Ben and I are eager to move on from this adventure onthe Tahuayo! It will be sad to leave the lodge that has functioned as our home for two weeks and to not constantly have Christian with us always patiently explaining, but now we are off to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Tomorrow we will wake at 1:30 am (Jan. 30th) and board the boat, travelling down the Tahuayo to the Amazon River again into Iquitos. We need to be at the Airport in Iquitos by 7:00am and from there we will travel onto Lima and then Cusco. It will be a long day of traveling and we hear that flights in Peruvian airports are notorious for delays and cancellations, in addition Dolly mentioned that there may be a strike in Iquitos against the government for making too many land concessions to oil company interests. In this case, everything stops... including flights,so we will see what happens! Ciao! See you in Cusco!<br /><div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-20307985990621125642008-02-25T11:12:00.005-05:002008-02-25T13:10:35.832-05:00January 28th & 29th- Our time on the Tahuayo grows short<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SNShIRiLCNcZtnVCuAZgY015Tm9CD4zG8OoFu1LFd1YXDV3XlkFFptcrPWp3OodQnLKfbeEgSdw_OFjCkCWw7ILx6luwzNDwlHcK6UPoYspF1zm1weonWqpIm_2WWSrUtjxbyb3dAqE/s1600-h/oro+pendulum+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170969246838413858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SNShIRiLCNcZtnVCuAZgY015Tm9CD4zG8OoFu1LFd1YXDV3XlkFFptcrPWp3OodQnLKfbeEgSdw_OFjCkCWw7ILx6luwzNDwlHcK6UPoYspF1zm1weonWqpIm_2WWSrUtjxbyb3dAqE/s320/oro+pendulum+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Oro Pendulum were constant fixtures outside the lodge... I don't know much about these birds excepts that apparently they can mimic other birds calls and their nests and social lives are pretty cool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2z65hwy0OTmvD-2P0W03w77CPdNpP9lvpPqi2usPY3s_jqU9FO6gbL6OZMZR-v8m_a4I9EMfUqUyXE1qzNgbcbCWtaIAmIDRuGu1nVZl4pbdq6rwwymkkkOuUc09-grE7UO52_whtKE/s1600-h/end+of+amazon+start+of+Cusco+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170969251133381170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2z65hwy0OTmvD-2P0W03w77CPdNpP9lvpPqi2usPY3s_jqU9FO6gbL6OZMZR-v8m_a4I9EMfUqUyXE1qzNgbcbCWtaIAmIDRuGu1nVZl4pbdq6rwwymkkkOuUc09-grE7UO52_whtKE/s320/end+of+amazon+start+of+Cusco+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Browsing the Chino Market<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVjKm0GTaF3Y1JXP6D-1OHXJqvMtgCJU_jCZsvBteCgcgWJItXf3DbMUJUmBSCSldorrakAbTKYsPEbfxTeE7N41yYYXYMw2VARL_uqQC_w74OhRy4qzXS-7SauR3yVgT_0PdWD_Hqmc/s1600-h/christian+and+us.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170969255428348482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVjKm0GTaF3Y1JXP6D-1OHXJqvMtgCJU_jCZsvBteCgcgWJItXf3DbMUJUmBSCSldorrakAbTKYsPEbfxTeE7N41yYYXYMw2VARL_uqQC_w74OhRy4qzXS-7SauR3yVgT_0PdWD_Hqmc/s320/christian+and+us.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Ben, Chrisitian and I on our last night at the lodge... The lodge band "The Ladykillers" were playing in the background and I wish I had a better photo of them (if anyone has one, than please upload it so we can all take a look!).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAK8lyYDAQLSe1kOGcnx9z21V5g4DVjBPhpReZYOwD_vE7HEKxY6C_wgynnuP5snBiF4tDgn2HheuBAqSodD8ddEV-H1l4iaQi0-2iD3PuvdprZEEq4MPqY1rZh062F9kS84tjz35Xl3M/s1600-h/a+typical+bed+at+the+logde+with+mosqutio+net.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170967945463323090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAK8lyYDAQLSe1kOGcnx9z21V5g4DVjBPhpReZYOwD_vE7HEKxY6C_wgynnuP5snBiF4tDgn2HheuBAqSodD8ddEV-H1l4iaQi0-2iD3PuvdprZEEq4MPqY1rZh062F9kS84tjz35Xl3M/s320/a+typical+bed+at+the+logde+with+mosqutio+net.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my bed at the lodge, it was lovely with the mosquito net drape...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylT6SnaHHe1Py0ijf7i6Q3BWO9PrEH9Qhtu5cvC20cFKvHAM2kZy7hlvvk_H6Njrhc46Y-n0Jj-PraRkHVzTHXLMDCgno9XKRu4wF5Tq1cSl12LsuA3aQ8XMFjoDwjEghpeA9f-QDxXs/s1600-h/ben's+tattoo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170967954053257698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylT6SnaHHe1Py0ijf7i6Q3BWO9PrEH9Qhtu5cvC20cFKvHAM2kZy7hlvvk_H6Njrhc46Y-n0Jj-PraRkHVzTHXLMDCgno9XKRu4wF5Tq1cSl12LsuA3aQ8XMFjoDwjEghpeA9f-QDxXs/s320/ben's+tattoo.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Ben't temporary tattoo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xhJEx2c4BFxKwbsnvrrBDsoLO6oUj8d-vwsqjYW2qjD08sx-LxFNw_tbhMEFArqu8S29nXz3bXpSpu6LL5g2brgIOQhoYu-egs4s9l7-AM5ABtNU7VHvPFuxSNPV3JQN8T0L7jb2Be0/s1600-h/market+sign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170967958348225010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xhJEx2c4BFxKwbsnvrrBDsoLO6oUj8d-vwsqjYW2qjD08sx-LxFNw_tbhMEFArqu8S29nXz3bXpSpu6LL5g2brgIOQhoYu-egs4s9l7-AM5ABtNU7VHvPFuxSNPV3JQN8T0L7jb2Be0/s320/market+sign.jpg" border="0" /></a>At Chino Market...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRguUD7TR3dEi07C34iUiHZUi0UdHSQAesQ8Cicp1_5qfn-0geQx43tSsPU4tuwH0LUytbH3UllTs1vTznAueSVsaPRrzuZOIQfxsuxRMil5sLUxkXeKYrRDqTKJjyoiJkAnFJq_LyKsA/s1600-h/chino+market.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170967966938159618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRguUD7TR3dEi07C34iUiHZUi0UdHSQAesQ8Cicp1_5qfn-0geQx43tSsPU4tuwH0LUytbH3UllTs1vTznAueSVsaPRrzuZOIQfxsuxRMil5sLUxkXeKYrRDqTKJjyoiJkAnFJq_LyKsA/s320/chino+market.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf2BLpPBuKyyk2eQEGkhv9_HtKUyC_SntgcIcgnEoSdDpG6sC_-eN9R7iHJTuAzfpJi2-WRA9gyI4OEbBZfkTtHTCUfo5nDGuIDRVdPtTj0AmSqtiBcWrptajEzQuTq__wUkRY6CH6dw/s1600-h/market+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170967971233126930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf2BLpPBuKyyk2eQEGkhv9_HtKUyC_SntgcIcgnEoSdDpG6sC_-eN9R7iHJTuAzfpJi2-WRA9gyI4OEbBZfkTtHTCUfo5nDGuIDRVdPtTj0AmSqtiBcWrptajEzQuTq__wUkRY6CH6dw/s320/market+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>28/01/08 and 29/01/08</div><br /><div>So as our days on the Tahuayo grew to a close we spent time going to the local market and getting tattoos... Just temporary ones of course!</div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-16576795227714243732008-02-25T09:57:00.005-05:002008-02-25T11:11:42.401-05:00Talking with some of the ladies on the Tahuayo- Isolina and RomeliaOur wonderful guide Chrisitan made it possible for Ben and I to have lots of exposure to the local people during our time on the Tahuayo. Before we left on the trip, I stole Ben's idea of getting a digital voice recorder to use during our travels and once we were in the villages I was extremely happy to have brought it along. I was able to record whole conversations, in Spanish and then with Chrisitian's English translation. In this way we were able to record personal histories, folk tales and general conversation that provided the kind of insight into the lives of the village people that would be very difficult to recreate with pen and ink notes. The following is a a snippet from the conversations Ben and I had with Isolina who (along with her husband) was our host for the farina making process and Romelia who was a local artisan and herbalist. (We had these conversations on two separate occasions during our last week on the Tahuayo.)<br /><br />I asked Isolina if she could descibe what her life was like this is what she told us, via Christian:<br />" The main activites that her family engages in are farming and some hunting, not too much fishing. There were approximately 14 people living in the house with Don Caesar and Isolina, including grandchildren, sons, daughters, and their wives and husbands. She told us she had some family in Chino village but that she enjoyed living outside the village with her family. She mentioned tha according to her family, 100 years ago there seem to be many more animals and fish than there are today, and a lot less people!" (This is a common them that Ben and I heard a lot during our talks with villagers.) Isolina continued, "The Tahuayo used to be a very respected river because ther people were superstitious of wild and supernatural creatures found within the river as well as whirpools that would form along the river." Isolina, told us a little about the custom of "Mingas" which we had heard many of the local people refer to during our time with them. "A minga is called by a family to get help with different things around their home. A minga can be called to help process the yuca and make farina, to help construct a thatched roof for a home or for any number of different labor intensive jobs." Ben has likened the minga to an old-fashioned barn raising, because your neighbors come to help you labor with some task and in turn you offer them food and drink, and to help them with a future task. During the course of our conversation, I noticed one of Isolina's daughters who had been out fishing return with a fish. She had taken her baby with her in the canoe during her fishing excursion and so I asked if there was any difference in what girls and boys learn when they are growing up. Do they have different roles? This is what she told us, " Both girls and boys learn some things from their parents and grandparents, things like how to make farina. This is passed down throught he generations. Boys and girls also learn how to use a machete, ride in a canoe, farm and fish, girls learn much earlier how to wash clothes but the boys must learn this as well." I was constantly suprised at how adept some of the very young children were with machetes, caring for farm animals, canoeing and other activities that we usually think of as adult activities.<br /><br />Here is an excerpt from our conversation with Romelia, Chino village's resident herbalist. "First Romelia wanted make sure we understood the difference between what she does and what the Shaman (or any shaman for that matter) does. She stressed to us that she doesn't commune with the spirits of gods or plant spirits, she simply works with the pharmacoepia of plants available in her garden or on her chakra (or farm). She began to hearn about the helaing powers pf plants when she was about 18 and she became pregnant with her 1st child. She gathered remedies from families and other people that she knew in the villages." Romelia stressed to us, as did the Shamanista, that payment was voluntary. That one helps people because they feel it in their hearts and that they are called to help not just to receive a payment. She did say that sometimes, people will invite you for dinner or share something from their harvest in lieu of payment but that she never asks for anything. "Many of the remedies that she made used the plant extracts and were prepared and used in steam baths or as enemas, and most remedies also involved observing a strict diet, staying away from fatty foods and drinking lots of water. Some fo the common ailments that people present her with are infections. fevers, diarrhea, side effects of stroke, and children's illnesses. " Romelia's garden which she allowed us to walk thru was very similar is plant species to that of the Shamanista's garden. For a detailed medicinal plant list, see the section on our visit to the shaman.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-13442821692413890052008-02-19T09:40:00.008-05:002008-02-19T15:32:24.254-05:00January 26th- Carnaval cont'd...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKiHhVJsGYPXwEYmXgJElV2tAgiisv9q-E4DvIq90Xk-5hHzNi3hl_5i_zhyphenhyphenxGekbewFrolUXOIwpN_aJg8dEKaUDvEP2LbECO6NAbN87yhtGmBxSY9II4KqKQ5yqPGv4yqXyLmOMkbs/s1600-h/ben+runs+with+his+prize.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168774054693689762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKiHhVJsGYPXwEYmXgJElV2tAgiisv9q-E4DvIq90Xk-5hHzNi3hl_5i_zhyphenhyphenxGekbewFrolUXOIwpN_aJg8dEKaUDvEP2LbECO6NAbN87yhtGmBxSY9II4KqKQ5yqPGv4yqXyLmOMkbs/s320/ben+runs+with+his+prize.jpg" border="0" /></a> The melee begins when the tree falls... Can you see Ben with his grab from the "Gringo" tree!?<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCyqLfmHTioeGAi7OL7U0ZCuOhGicWq_B0x6mAZu-kosG1_HGdMAsYQl8SAW39Ofn6R0vcMerWhiCX3z98X_QBWFS276gwr5hfRVON1jzhFbWBPH945sZLqwqqMjhZtrjRYMzf_3-mE/s1600-h/jumping+in+river.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168774067578591666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCyqLfmHTioeGAi7OL7U0ZCuOhGicWq_B0x6mAZu-kosG1_HGdMAsYQl8SAW39Ofn6R0vcMerWhiCX3z98X_QBWFS276gwr5hfRVON1jzhFbWBPH945sZLqwqqMjhZtrjRYMzf_3-mE/s320/jumping+in+river.jpg" border="0" /></a> When you get too messy or hot you can just jump inthe river...</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9fChaO6vVPLgT4Wr3RVgxD7qCV3Wb3n39iAH5vfEchkaMw5etUe86WKL-bbqJNxrg9BSXMByV-nwOq9owxNJ5CHK3RXUquf_XLFqBvOW7KjcVd12hyQcJHGrmAUZP5BWB3OtJ_HRzTA/s1600-h/erika+and+ben+are+ready+to+go.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168774084758460866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9fChaO6vVPLgT4Wr3RVgxD7qCV3Wb3n39iAH5vfEchkaMw5etUe86WKL-bbqJNxrg9BSXMByV-nwOq9owxNJ5CHK3RXUquf_XLFqBvOW7KjcVd12hyQcJHGrmAUZP5BWB3OtJ_HRzTA/s320/erika+and+ben+are+ready+to+go.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben and I marching around the Carnaval tree<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8UuLzTcrM4ezVZBipXm9iHPDhb7m0Cgwgeah_CbsvNs9qY5jEVsa18pCJ74Skg7vNJzrcS9i4z3qvFFtBEHo7N_Dod6u5HC4oJM1vmiUhtQaBu1ImVXWslD2ulfaInL8V6gWPQX1Sp8/s1600-h/ben+takes+his+1st+whack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168768840603392338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8UuLzTcrM4ezVZBipXm9iHPDhb7m0Cgwgeah_CbsvNs9qY5jEVsa18pCJ74Skg7vNJzrcS9i4z3qvFFtBEHo7N_Dod6u5HC4oJM1vmiUhtQaBu1ImVXWslD2ulfaInL8V6gWPQX1Sp8/s320/ben+takes+his+1st+whack.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben takes his 1st whack at the tree!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrUQekQM19Xdnc5xPHF0QKd6Kyvao0GBYMMJTPs-okWxusRQDrQt07DR9Ar__K31XLdXbK6om28EwBohEQP9px3_pfvW3pfe40F0WxQOTAteWYBPO6Vo7R14_6vaiz_sujt2Mv8uES5s/s1600-h/Chino+Band.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168768849193326946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrUQekQM19Xdnc5xPHF0QKd6Kyvao0GBYMMJTPs-okWxusRQDrQt07DR9Ar__K31XLdXbK6om28EwBohEQP9px3_pfvW3pfe40F0WxQOTAteWYBPO6Vo7R14_6vaiz_sujt2Mv8uES5s/s320/Chino+Band.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Chino Band gets down!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-k7utM0HEYyXMEWT-kwOJ3L51MAXpl2aKKU_yzc8aW233IIDMetq1pOh5-naM8hwMqv7P6j1rNh0pLHsK7qSRSoL9iPAWIv463bGr0d8CBpLho7upU3SkdVTtlW0r_JkWQdF4_lR_Ts/s1600-h/Ben+sits+in+with+the+band.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168768853488294258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-k7utM0HEYyXMEWT-kwOJ3L51MAXpl2aKKU_yzc8aW233IIDMetq1pOh5-naM8hwMqv7P6j1rNh0pLHsK7qSRSoL9iPAWIv463bGr0d8CBpLho7upU3SkdVTtlW0r_JkWQdF4_lR_Ts/s320/Ben+sits+in+with+the+band.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben gets down while sitting in with the Chino Band!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumuefPd7JRD65rCAAsoJRdafGcU6I5cDKpXnG4jGGcMHuQ2h5gGA80OKhcWie0XnIp3Q2QfrUmWfZ-xbl0X0R_587OuEWvz6KIigkfzTkFvLz2S5ank9Z62Ytp329k_tm57Rb-84Ue38/s1600-h/ben+gets+down.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168768862078228866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumuefPd7JRD65rCAAsoJRdafGcU6I5cDKpXnG4jGGcMHuQ2h5gGA80OKhcWie0XnIp3Q2QfrUmWfZ-xbl0X0R_587OuEWvz6KIigkfzTkFvLz2S5ank9Z62Ytp329k_tm57Rb-84Ue38/s320/ben+gets+down.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso_aa0Bp1_xWIIVvyOtwyUO9ugjM_u4A1LXfRhY_pWF1Jr1d6rxdzfnti8k3VmFUm1Bp5MRyPEPlSYd9RW6PfKJPkvleYROcMXB7pYeC2txCHpjJvu7OzRVF5rXoAZpdcn5LS4fKwJy0/s1600-h/Erika+getting+ready+to+smear+someones+face.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168768892142999954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso_aa0Bp1_xWIIVvyOtwyUO9ugjM_u4A1LXfRhY_pWF1Jr1d6rxdzfnti8k3VmFUm1Bp5MRyPEPlSYd9RW6PfKJPkvleYROcMXB7pYeC2txCHpjJvu7OzRVF5rXoAZpdcn5LS4fKwJy0/s320/Erika+getting+ready+to+smear+someones+face.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I was really ready to smear some annatto on someone!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZIjY50p9sBR_xaRQ2Qt9aaLFOAn82Sx-U9Vt-XTEDPwnaKrLB-XjBz0pWT3-H4VIaKbnb0tovwM0iYwtn0pUuSarslauvgrf0qSK4URzbY8El-V2GkxdjYJAEeNypcSFp1eJ7cTpfqQ/s1600-h/erika+and+ben+are+ready+to+go.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168709076133468418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZIjY50p9sBR_xaRQ2Qt9aaLFOAn82Sx-U9Vt-XTEDPwnaKrLB-XjBz0pWT3-H4VIaKbnb0tovwM0iYwtn0pUuSarslauvgrf0qSK4URzbY8El-V2GkxdjYJAEeNypcSFp1eJ7cTpfqQ/s320/erika+and+ben+are+ready+to+go.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFt8DZXrYs4gXpjF0kjjfT35ETVSEhhDdIhyphenhyphenUniC-6PI56SJNtb0CFKurzLn3CgXy4vqX1gJG6jKzugQlCrqJWZRtQe_DzqgC8Mlui_gzeUfCqQ_U7NhaAOfRTmCEwBF-7vD00EL7GyQ/s1600-h/1st+whack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168709084723403026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFt8DZXrYs4gXpjF0kjjfT35ETVSEhhDdIhyphenhyphenUniC-6PI56SJNtb0CFKurzLn3CgXy4vqX1gJG6jKzugQlCrqJWZRtQe_DzqgC8Mlui_gzeUfCqQ_U7NhaAOfRTmCEwBF-7vD00EL7GyQ/s320/1st+whack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGANMbqUkYs4ysgVK6XajwHSddx2wDQWdIKxovPUiNzh-cHuOjm926c7KrAsFhpx7i_0KZgXGRzhcTjGLxB82m4vqxHUzeUf1a9Tf7pGYcgXDwYCU1MD9mdmiyxNkrNFQJLCQolAFErE/s1600-h/2+trees+with+parade.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168709089018370338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGANMbqUkYs4ysgVK6XajwHSddx2wDQWdIKxovPUiNzh-cHuOjm926c7KrAsFhpx7i_0KZgXGRzhcTjGLxB82m4vqxHUzeUf1a9Tf7pGYcgXDwYCU1MD9mdmiyxNkrNFQJLCQolAFErE/s320/2+trees+with+parade.jpg" border="0" /></a> The tourists march around the tree.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDzCnCF5eEivCAAXQUKYlRkCqBmxLLD3dsTrRVjVx0zloNg_yxUIK3ep8RS9F3CY9HSnOp6fZxuhO8vU2yi6iaa_gdNdK91IEjKHjwJsFq6QY94bZGiT7n-cHJGNBlu1MRDIdTTo9mEI/s1600-h/can+we+chop+these+down.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168709097608304946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDzCnCF5eEivCAAXQUKYlRkCqBmxLLD3dsTrRVjVx0zloNg_yxUIK3ep8RS9F3CY9HSnOp6fZxuhO8vU2yi6iaa_gdNdK91IEjKHjwJsFq6QY94bZGiT7n-cHJGNBlu1MRDIdTTo9mEI/s320/can+we+chop+these+down.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQNR4SbP10aJjX7COC2Wa4mcBa-WEH4ZQA5-217h88yIfikMwISFUsOe9OcztkCV7RjtZUtT4xhyphenhyphenQkRqD5iyn27C-3DsamTC0bBrtcodSvtYFGfmsgNi4pH9stH2Cu-pxvagvt1qShME/s1600-h/Erika+swings+the+machete+while+getting+a+pail+of+water+in+the+face.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168709106198239554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQNR4SbP10aJjX7COC2Wa4mcBa-WEH4ZQA5-217h88yIfikMwISFUsOe9OcztkCV7RjtZUtT4xhyphenhyphenQkRqD5iyn27C-3DsamTC0bBrtcodSvtYFGfmsgNi4pH9stH2Cu-pxvagvt1qShME/s320/Erika+swings+the+machete+while+getting+a+pail+of+water+in+the+face.jpg" border="0" /></a> I totally got hit in the face with a pail of water when I took my 1st whack at the Carnaval tree.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTlQ4xMvxgki8gpIHKYQNqdv6TsRM94wVIbGp-7_fCkjmDdpQg95hth1PBwKCOLQTm3ZQOz3DlbIZKEhoEfImVzso37cap-8T3ryNAQTfYfAijawYzHdKTNCPYnOeajpdZRxC0LmrzSs/s1600-h/parading+arnd+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168708242909812914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTlQ4xMvxgki8gpIHKYQNqdv6TsRM94wVIbGp-7_fCkjmDdpQg95hth1PBwKCOLQTm3ZQOz3DlbIZKEhoEfImVzso37cap-8T3ryNAQTfYfAijawYzHdKTNCPYnOeajpdZRxC0LmrzSs/s320/parading+arnd+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLwMcHO04YW5Vw7-KJY0r2_y54j9VQaNAc63-CQhh5o-pXxHR_f-U1krTy4rrTLQq__8WTugV9Uxu0AyURBiRgdWnqxKOtLjCMP6bFOtlE-9ys_HcwLMapd5kraz-ny61YQlsIY6HhM0/s1600-h/Locals+and+tourists+dancing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168708255794714818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLwMcHO04YW5Vw7-KJY0r2_y54j9VQaNAc63-CQhh5o-pXxHR_f-U1krTy4rrTLQq__8WTugV9Uxu0AyURBiRgdWnqxKOtLjCMP6bFOtlE-9ys_HcwLMapd5kraz-ny61YQlsIY6HhM0/s320/Locals+and+tourists+dancing.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ring around the Carnaval tree!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcP7rkk7E4D3mJ3v26GRfBn2NQxWVzdL2AFgrmc10hi4HBEOq2Mopwjfuq0rnSdt1XDjIPrem5zFlgJL__h8pnrIK6bSrIwumSVj7SvdG_hAaWUchi2ItqEcZecBt6z1wgQ6bh5use58A/s1600-h/Is+that+laurie+taking+a+whack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168708264384649426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcP7rkk7E4D3mJ3v26GRfBn2NQxWVzdL2AFgrmc10hi4HBEOq2Mopwjfuq0rnSdt1XDjIPrem5zFlgJL__h8pnrIK6bSrIwumSVj7SvdG_hAaWUchi2ItqEcZecBt6z1wgQ6bh5use58A/s320/Is+that+laurie+taking+a+whack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2q5E5ttZ0DHz8fGdF_twPZ77XN7ec1ppb3AI83R3UptmXf51PuJ8X4dXBZSXpzAkK6svzFowaapGaJsmNmKISDj4h7KLQNm6RoYASEpe6CDOMzxou-x_tdoig0rnWKT91QFKuTOcuXM/s1600-h/ben+takes+his+1st+whack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168708268679616738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2q5E5ttZ0DHz8fGdF_twPZ77XN7ec1ppb3AI83R3UptmXf51PuJ8X4dXBZSXpzAkK6svzFowaapGaJsmNmKISDj4h7KLQNm6RoYASEpe6CDOMzxou-x_tdoig0rnWKT91QFKuTOcuXM/s320/ben+takes+his+1st+whack.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben chops again!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6QBMCp8TjIw761qvoKyy_ch2Qt1Vp-QzN4HwFiSVHgK4ZXFOrWKvjoCEldJ2M35xQOEZ0i_d-eGjX6nXmAYjwfBthT3GgQTZ0VVi0HUmZk6qeQnfAUOLq9uM8bcVuwKbzwllGt8AKmY/s1600-h/cami+takes+a+whack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168708277269551346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6QBMCp8TjIw761qvoKyy_ch2Qt1Vp-QzN4HwFiSVHgK4ZXFOrWKvjoCEldJ2M35xQOEZ0i_d-eGjX6nXmAYjwfBthT3GgQTZ0VVi0HUmZk6qeQnfAUOLq9uM8bcVuwKbzwllGt8AKmY/s320/cami+takes+a+whack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cami takes a whack at the tree!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInYQOZ026meh9RJ6y3h5bomXBudZziUo8O0bNTtgnBN5QDzJW7visphtA8XF9HEaHMxl9ZQGHExu3L6wCL6e08zqEK32QttmYyNqHns3p_PD7xTEekvxcv0iq0wCeO9iM4aVHZXFW96M/s1600-h/Tree+falls+an+the+m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e+starts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168707298017007714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInYQOZ026meh9RJ6y3h5bomXBudZziUo8O0bNTtgnBN5QDzJW7visphtA8XF9HEaHMxl9ZQGHExu3L6wCL6e08zqEK32QttmYyNqHns3p_PD7xTEekvxcv0iq0wCeO9iM4aVHZXFW96M/s320/Tree+falls+an+the+m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e+starts.jpg" border="0" /></a> Look out!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2QTdn4516mIUmiAWfvkq3nr-prplYr6ACksM8o1KL7L43jXbA_tetVavZsPjHiuRJtaMzZxp_tvvegC5NiA6IYwWpd_8ndNb_BV_kxqN8FB778KPIqU1wKOHoKoV_H8wQZlLl1OaWlg/s1600-h/little+boy+picture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168707306606942322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2QTdn4516mIUmiAWfvkq3nr-prplYr6ACksM8o1KL7L43jXbA_tetVavZsPjHiuRJtaMzZxp_tvvegC5NiA6IYwWpd_8ndNb_BV_kxqN8FB778KPIqU1wKOHoKoV_H8wQZlLl1OaWlg/s320/little+boy+picture.jpg" border="0" /></a> This little boy perfectly shows the excitement that all the village children felt while running to get gifts from the tree!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN7s0_RmHWQZ1hyjvb0XDDIukj1JmOxiFGCBcwtzDQ3l45YQILnJXUeBdgZBuaVJdgLpXglKrn2ydh4Z4oBYSI8My3eogwv70wFDDVtvOnkpZ8f_ToU5aHc_1U3rgVzhQr_UhUPfs7JY/s1600-h/look+out.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168707310901909634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN7s0_RmHWQZ1hyjvb0XDDIukj1JmOxiFGCBcwtzDQ3l45YQILnJXUeBdgZBuaVJdgLpXglKrn2ydh4Z4oBYSI8My3eogwv70wFDDVtvOnkpZ8f_ToU5aHc_1U3rgVzhQr_UhUPfs7JY/s320/look+out.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUxy1oID6_weLiI2qP09ODxPfsOTGKY0oGrkt1WhKqLf5D_C68wpucvT8EKnRp4P7airpM5x_X9cSsW1JcEAQPM37zS06NRxclvASMNLWPhjQboKV6jMhQntIrwggOSPgzrdwBeFLC9I/s1600-h/Kids+playing+in+the+mud+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168707319491844242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUxy1oID6_weLiI2qP09ODxPfsOTGKY0oGrkt1WhKqLf5D_C68wpucvT8EKnRp4P7airpM5x_X9cSsW1JcEAQPM37zS06NRxclvASMNLWPhjQboKV6jMhQntIrwggOSPgzrdwBeFLC9I/s320/Kids+playing+in+the+mud+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> The little ones were playing in the mud!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK1MQ76-kDnRH7l7hjmxeEJWpKfczg1Ssl6NmFcbLPzbTYwVokAmjYysfnxOzw9lT3KBljGKG5JWIVn389q7jfBxD6VAelU5M0ai_3HkcXbIuMLw0dyV-5KLsqJMXMJzN7_Z6X9vUiR0/s1600-h/Kids+playing+in+the+mud.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168707323786811554" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHboKoluZW8dlX0fHfyjX3c5L6J3y0HtvEhsgdRR0wDtggquhKxNMzQaGBM1PhdKg6hF-T8yCO94gaGhibggz8iuMML2q7iaJI4wqy4-mm19sa2KiFuVa8Hl-UJi8qtL5zg60LcdyfxQQ/s320/Grab+your+prize.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Trtl65d7urFFS38ezOKQz92YQ8oT2p5LbXzL_LWB_9lqLHffEB2clqxbAkxbqxhyLKRxcoYjpxXrcCIYyTrwknhc-i3DLj-joD7EpwEduAhm18cpnXOwE9PhrfMGNdkDm6UE2nE3vL8/s1600-h/rushing+in+for+the+prizes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168706357419169842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Trtl65d7urFFS38ezOKQz92YQ8oT2p5LbXzL_LWB_9lqLHffEB2clqxbAkxbqxhyLKRxcoYjpxXrcCIYyTrwknhc-i3DLj-joD7EpwEduAhm18cpnXOwE9PhrfMGNdkDm6UE2nE3vL8/s320/rushing+in+for+the+prizes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05wBZGCrXT0kkb6fOMXpcZENW9tXMhpq3Oc33aJe5MFcJNfMgyeDDw1aqYot309kX3bfqUwlMxNcyNgzW-Siie6rEjIuRlDfK1w-wP-TgXfD-65OwjnKqknuVn9yEZT5dUTwFwV8Zapw/s1600-h/lots+of+muddy+people+looking+for+a+prize.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168706366009104450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05wBZGCrXT0kkb6fOMXpcZENW9tXMhpq3Oc33aJe5MFcJNfMgyeDDw1aqYot309kX3bfqUwlMxNcyNgzW-Siie6rEjIuRlDfK1w-wP-TgXfD-65OwjnKqknuVn9yEZT5dUTwFwV8Zapw/s320/lots+of+muddy+people+looking+for+a+prize.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpLCEE31Qw4yBOPSqFRLZDzTLphwouL_pfv26AIsj6wOEv09ImcnaSMA98kSSgF-6s0OF1M8PaLzOhlk3oGNdPttGCIQ2lU_sxuPOt_4NX6LUu2Ctsx4fPTH-JRndJ6DorIFFrDCfF2s/s1600-h/The+gringo+tree+falls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168706374599039058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpLCEE31Qw4yBOPSqFRLZDzTLphwouL_pfv26AIsj6wOEv09ImcnaSMA98kSSgF-6s0OF1M8PaLzOhlk3oGNdPttGCIQ2lU_sxuPOt_4NX6LUu2Ctsx4fPTH-JRndJ6DorIFFrDCfF2s/s320/The+gringo+tree+falls.jpg" border="0" /></a> The tree is falling!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>26/01/08</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Carnaval continued throughout the afternoon...</div><br /><br /><br /><div>"After returning to the lodge to have lunch we all went back to Chino for the afternoon Carnaval festivities. When we arrived at the villagers, the celbration was already in full swing. the Chino band was playing, people were dancing and Dolly explained to us that we re fully expected to dance around the trees, throw mud and water on each other and get smeared with as much annatto and mishquipanga as we could take!! The dancing and revelry went on for about 2 hours, before we finally got to take turns chopping down the tree. In this village, the tradtion is that the tree is decorated with gifts and the villagers dance around and take turns trying to fell the tree, if you happen to take the lucky or unlucky chop that brings the tree down it is your responsibility to provide the tree for next year. The lodge had provided this years tree. Jose and Christian explained that in some villages people had to try to climb the tree to knock down the gifts and sometimes the types of gifts were the most exciting aspect- things like chickens and tortoises!! The Chino village tree didn't have any tortoises thank goodness!!"</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>If your wondering why we are covered in mud, water, and natural plant dyes part of the joy of Carnaval inthis region is to "play" with water and to really get as messy as possible. Plus, it was super hot that day, so getting a pail of water on your head cooled you down for a few minutes at least.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-33709930436534548472008-02-14T09:22:00.006-05:002008-02-19T09:35:06.352-05:00January 26th- Carnaval!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmBK1ZtaY1Qpye65jKhuNA5Klv_9xMuzeNzVQk7vf_s2it1JAwPgwRnD3DkMkbSDeU6WG_qgel4NMlexscNEsdpIVdQrucBhX9q-UKI67q1tx0OjsFWSmgcHVVC_mza3oMa3237HulwU/s1600-h/both+trees.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168698291470587858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmBK1ZtaY1Qpye65jKhuNA5Klv_9xMuzeNzVQk7vf_s2it1JAwPgwRnD3DkMkbSDeU6WG_qgel4NMlexscNEsdpIVdQrucBhX9q-UKI67q1tx0OjsFWSmgcHVVC_mza3oMa3237HulwU/s320/both+trees.jpg" border="0" /></a> The "village" tree and the "Gringo" tree<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zN-n6AqiYA79azjLiTArwe6hlyHinZ1JOktOJNw_EI1CsmSlYRdCjCJN2M3LfGk60bQSr-K3FJVb9kC0YgZwPQFwuO-eZpTuxHsdwGp1-Lwy5DF1I5aW4cDryysKa9XdqvOkJm9GNdo/s1600-h/ben+and+i+with+annatto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168698300060522466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zN-n6AqiYA79azjLiTArwe6hlyHinZ1JOktOJNw_EI1CsmSlYRdCjCJN2M3LfGk60bQSr-K3FJVb9kC0YgZwPQFwuO-eZpTuxHsdwGp1-Lwy5DF1I5aW4cDryysKa9XdqvOkJm9GNdo/s320/ben+and+i+with+annatto.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben and I take a break- after being smeared with annatto!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzBp9EeyskX4CAawy-wsAE2_13khaB7yf40Lh6hv0GO7k0I6G5A2ToyrYTDEnTBoBGoe32tYPc9upxt0Q_dAoxr9QOQ2bOe6AAQuFYxOiN3-CHNeoCC88GNG5WPkxfNh9PI7lyRvrckw/s1600-h/Husky+in+the++amazon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168698308650457074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzBp9EeyskX4CAawy-wsAE2_13khaB7yf40Lh6hv0GO7k0I6G5A2ToyrYTDEnTBoBGoe32tYPc9upxt0Q_dAoxr9QOQ2bOe6AAQuFYxOiN3-CHNeoCC88GNG5WPkxfNh9PI7lyRvrckw/s320/Husky+in+the++amazon.jpg" border="0" /></a> Why is there a husky in the Amazon?</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H_qai-P942sN2puhUjg8ZX42bOlfl6LuYDBdNGrKPWy0xY7Rbk87urwU8tz_jtr57HVNsdZmWLAfQsbU9R6IV6Qwp0n0spg5XJos2E-fCu13bqHFVOGDa36egVVH2Mvk3I6F6Db28Vk/s1600-h/four+chino+girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168698317240391682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H_qai-P942sN2puhUjg8ZX42bOlfl6LuYDBdNGrKPWy0xY7Rbk87urwU8tz_jtr57HVNsdZmWLAfQsbU9R6IV6Qwp0n0spg5XJos2E-fCu13bqHFVOGDa36egVVH2Mvk3I6F6Db28Vk/s320/four+chino+girls.jpg" border="0" /></a> Chino girls enjoying the celebration<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQD7-1Nh3YHjY0ImrTXh5qqJ_SeapvuDjkYWx1Ut4muaoba3IdwDA_KqBm7W4sebc2LkWGle-OGb2hctEdCDvKi0HnCqvNVHViGVnAs1xM4ZqKRJ-jC-wFNl1J0ywml8pjrFbp4IbcHY/s1600-h/village+kids+dancing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168697685880199042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQD7-1Nh3YHjY0ImrTXh5qqJ_SeapvuDjkYWx1Ut4muaoba3IdwDA_KqBm7W4sebc2LkWGle-OGb2hctEdCDvKi0HnCqvNVHViGVnAs1xM4ZqKRJ-jC-wFNl1J0ywml8pjrFbp4IbcHY/s320/village+kids+dancing.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dancing children...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyvA5q2pGhsJK1Kx76u5_AN5CSqqv9Nak1OzxEfmqXoIfM2uV7JNMs4ojljfOX5N556znKrG9mNJtMxaks7rgV78DxueotLYdTw-f-NXkrazAQD4qPQHLU9up0I2zixHFg7a2OeewY6s/s1600-h/raising+the+carnival+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168697690175166354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyvA5q2pGhsJK1Kx76u5_AN5CSqqv9Nak1OzxEfmqXoIfM2uV7JNMs4ojljfOX5N556znKrG9mNJtMxaks7rgV78DxueotLYdTw-f-NXkrazAQD4qPQHLU9up0I2zixHFg7a2OeewY6s/s320/raising+the+carnival+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a> The tree being raised<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1xBiDf59d8gYRZWvjWXntZuE-E-XDu4YujYQTgF3qG-2uLM1c20X07CReEOQKsw45vzQD0D0JIS9uSCmp4O6n60KJ5vLyxBjglRZBI7XAN0NoyV44FvtCksnvGPHaIzjZE6N21jiKjA/s1600-h/rasing+the+tree+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168697698765100962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1xBiDf59d8gYRZWvjWXntZuE-E-XDu4YujYQTgF3qG-2uLM1c20X07CReEOQKsw45vzQD0D0JIS9uSCmp4O6n60KJ5vLyxBjglRZBI7XAN0NoyV44FvtCksnvGPHaIzjZE6N21jiKjA/s320/rasing+the+tree+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sorry about this picture, I goofed!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrea8bjvm6mamuEkGQAwX-1NYbJrIUboN_NhRNM3cO8aXE7UJuh2kJ5QjNFDbTrjfK4eoQ89wQObRNOpKWU0tcWtvdpaSQg19rfOUXGI6NyLaS2kPfawLr2Iyf26LgLCIhAr1a0dT7mc/s1600-h/village+tree+with+gifts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168697707355035570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrea8bjvm6mamuEkGQAwX-1NYbJrIUboN_NhRNM3cO8aXE7UJuh2kJ5QjNFDbTrjfK4eoQ89wQObRNOpKWU0tcWtvdpaSQg19rfOUXGI6NyLaS2kPfawLr2Iyf26LgLCIhAr1a0dT7mc/s320/village+tree+with+gifts.jpg" border="0" /></a> The decorated "village" tree<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE6mTiOUylezL6393bLc_YxcZZDKUdzPb2KS6UZGGncvwb6NW_UkgYv_Fww3ZJv4KMPrW9cN6Ms736e13FgenuIzZnXH91nkhtgXIBiAS4YHs8KXU6VVEz7KxclAdp_CDdOHwTkVGfZQ/s1600-h/two+trees.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168697711650002882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE6mTiOUylezL6393bLc_YxcZZDKUdzPb2KS6UZGGncvwb6NW_UkgYv_Fww3ZJv4KMPrW9cN6Ms736e13FgenuIzZnXH91nkhtgXIBiAS4YHs8KXU6VVEz7KxclAdp_CDdOHwTkVGfZQ/s320/two+trees.jpg" border="0" /></a> Two Trees...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNJkasTjU7IFIprAGqIqed-jap6Mdfwtr6dEel8G-Jg1yfs3zigos52SEvJUtq3YW0qXe4vx0b7ltr0Ekev5zX5rpVqAl6nvUM8FIKh4QCMUrlAWHnXEV5daAjhBLvcCmpcIuElz6KMo/s1600-h/carnival+dancers+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168694756712503090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="155" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNJkasTjU7IFIprAGqIqed-jap6Mdfwtr6dEel8G-Jg1yfs3zigos52SEvJUtq3YW0qXe4vx0b7ltr0Ekev5zX5rpVqAl6nvUM8FIKh4QCMUrlAWHnXEV5daAjhBLvcCmpcIuElz6KMo/s320/carnival+dancers+2.jpg" width="318" border="0" /></a> I goofed again with the picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqlOQfg9z0O44jzPeGD894G6ppmQOd6esGL3AjQ_ThltTbA88PQJN6mql02Nw7t2wZ21niY_pz-kimWo5yl5cSHswrhGkIHCYEMP1hDjEBpVMZ25EAuLaZj0ggEtXLwDXPYUmACiies0/s1600-h/Humishan+tree+before+braiding.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168694765302437698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqlOQfg9z0O44jzPeGD894G6ppmQOd6esGL3AjQ_ThltTbA88PQJN6mql02Nw7t2wZ21niY_pz-kimWo5yl5cSHswrhGkIHCYEMP1hDjEBpVMZ25EAuLaZj0ggEtXLwDXPYUmACiies0/s320/Humishan+tree+before+braiding.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the humishan tree prior to braiding<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDB-3Fz8GNf2l_9NOiy1rcfM9Nyi-SqK8_gIgYFSVIH92tAjpM80O8epzhD2q5E7RpL0zY13A1brxpLaFJ_L7W52cOa5LOs43PSalcUSReag0W-wLVfyC34qtQzSREcAOR1RsBBkNCenM/s1600-h/more+dancing+kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168694769597405010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDB-3Fz8GNf2l_9NOiy1rcfM9Nyi-SqK8_gIgYFSVIH92tAjpM80O8epzhD2q5E7RpL0zY13A1brxpLaFJ_L7W52cOa5LOs43PSalcUSReag0W-wLVfyC34qtQzSREcAOR1RsBBkNCenM/s320/more+dancing+kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzdYRsActuoX-vDjIOUUiuAF1cz6zQACnufTk0MEz3c_BCoG_tBz2gXc84f_9uU8LmA5fdWyNXPu9bFJQ28iRWA-1IvHzhhhLLdh9tuyptti_lQbSsFUX1xJCPwAr9aNwOMWmHQBrDEc/s1600-h/village+kids+dancing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168694782482306914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzdYRsActuoX-vDjIOUUiuAF1cz6zQACnufTk0MEz3c_BCoG_tBz2gXc84f_9uU8LmA5fdWyNXPu9bFJQ28iRWA-1IvHzhhhLLdh9tuyptti_lQbSsFUX1xJCPwAr9aNwOMWmHQBrDEc/s320/village+kids+dancing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccEjeuO0WANQ3XuWNSvy_dCzlDOX1QHDQ7aM37DwsnkkXaKCkVKuM-ooyzXksmB27L-rgymj7wfQfXw5VnXQFRDT6S9IG1O8t-J6lKu9LuAX2Cvko_iZM9vDG77h_1s2lgP_gkDPkL18/s1600-h/decorating+the+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168694791072241522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccEjeuO0WANQ3XuWNSvy_dCzlDOX1QHDQ7aM37DwsnkkXaKCkVKuM-ooyzXksmB27L-rgymj7wfQfXw5VnXQFRDT6S9IG1O8t-J6lKu9LuAX2Cvko_iZM9vDG77h_1s2lgP_gkDPkL18/s320/decorating+the+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a> The decorated tree...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4oqEEAiHDZ75I6Lo-NZv4zUoQoOtZGTF27e_Fl71xsOPnXNVOB5e-W5OMDJphHEqyWTwdyJBgad1WRu0tkcG5J8goE7IQ19AR3njtPMCqs2TOl-KQyIZsEsplkrD889FajXIVZPee0M/s1600-h/carnival+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168693734510286562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4oqEEAiHDZ75I6Lo-NZv4zUoQoOtZGTF27e_Fl71xsOPnXNVOB5e-W5OMDJphHEqyWTwdyJBgad1WRu0tkcG5J8goE7IQ19AR3njtPMCqs2TOl-KQyIZsEsplkrD889FajXIVZPee0M/s320/carnival+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcB7eXHTKcoVXlpRe-ewkL97micIJUNNNS5iY0EflktmsrbChJ2Ni_WYPBY8unsBQk_MbLj7ENfGf4FjNTBcNKOoIYYo9cZGwvzLiR62PblWDbINlWA9HtC4J4MWCGWllOD4qhn8adug/s1600-h/braiding+the+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168693743100221170" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjQuO6s6gJj1rmSzeLosGi-bakJfDTePDdSIQvVe8QYDl2RpoHh0jpjpw0C2K3LBgTG1UpDRIEbQ1d64IRu8R8lwrI9LhcsmLiospO0PxNFW3wOky8LaSpHBfBjH_rz0kszsG0CwV9Ks/s320/carnival+dancers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ9QworkLYfLMEpBa-TKn5Sq1yuw3up53jJ2b1UUQI_8wocg1tsYbi4r5ZNHoGYviF5GVC7X8L6EdJze6SZ-xdqbMr2_3IJ6lFEy7RTQTHF6AvLEM0RLkKOX1L9Pg7pWWAaZLvraXrUc/s1600-h/decorating+the+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168693773164992290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ9QworkLYfLMEpBa-TKn5Sq1yuw3up53jJ2b1UUQI_8wocg1tsYbi4r5ZNHoGYviF5GVC7X8L6EdJze6SZ-xdqbMr2_3IJ6lFEy7RTQTHF6AvLEM0RLkKOX1L9Pg7pWWAaZLvraXrUc/s320/decorating+the+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>26/01/08</div><br /><br /><br /><div>These were my notes from what turned out to be a fantastic Carnaval celebration a few days early on the Tahuayo. Thanks to Dolly and all the villagers for giving us the opportunity to partake in this event!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>"Christian let us sleep in this morning and we have nearly completed all of the goals on our list! Today is an early Carnaval celebration in Chino. The Villagers and Lodge staff have already gone out to get the Carnaval tree for the village from the forest and we will be going to Chino later this morning to partake in the celebration. We are not really sure what to expect, except that everyone has told us that we will be very dirty, wet and sticky by the end of the day… I’m not sure (given the description) that I am looking forward to this event!" </div><br /><br /><br /><div>And later in the day...</div><br /><br /><br /><div>" This morning the Carnaval celebration in Chino kicked in, with music, dancing by some of the village children and the braiding and decorating of Humishan tree. Carnaval celebrations differ depending on where you are celebrating the event. They usually begin the week or weekend prior to Shrove Tuesday/Ash Wednesday. Christain and Jose told us stories of how different Carnaval traditions throughout Peru. Many seem to involve the Carnaval tree and a raucous celebration, but the tree is displayed and utilized inthe celebration in different ways. In Chino, the villagers made a "Gringo" tree for the tourists with homemade gifts, and as visitors we were able to help decorate the village tree. Connie's group brought all sorts of wonderful gifts for the adults and children of Chino. After the palm fronds of the tree were braided we tied the gifts onto the tree using raffia and raised both trees in the middle of the muddy soccer field." </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The pictures up top are from the morning Carnaval celebration. </div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-12940283007569061472008-02-14T08:55:00.005-05:002008-02-14T09:22:17.300-05:00Ben goes hiking without me!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HEgqhDAmdecizoIXqfq0u7HfuBynbRHyUXu5KmQgPO8cMDdRNvm5hHY-9isOLB4g2pppzfQYKkm5sWa_3dak5vFYRgsO8SZgWs0cMcAwVDmTI__9tKQmxADhXUd0qViX-n1EX2kcEgM/s1600-h/Uranius+swallotail+moth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166840078164940466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HEgqhDAmdecizoIXqfq0u7HfuBynbRHyUXu5KmQgPO8cMDdRNvm5hHY-9isOLB4g2pppzfQYKkm5sWa_3dak5vFYRgsO8SZgWs0cMcAwVDmTI__9tKQmxADhXUd0qViX-n1EX2kcEgM/s320/Uranius+swallotail+moth.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Uranius Swallowtail Moth</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrvRAJ1EFjIt_r0Iv-lDG9atfz3c8RH-446sC5nSHCsMqZyHgJvJ3FYO9grbfxnj5PqPn3GT4wI_i4ggPIWVHTEg2u0Y0lX0UtjnmA0FrKLsXZP9kcCfef4zthDUedkAN4qJvDkJJJXs/s1600-h/Giant+snail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166840086754875074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrvRAJ1EFjIt_r0Iv-lDG9atfz3c8RH-446sC5nSHCsMqZyHgJvJ3FYO9grbfxnj5PqPn3GT4wI_i4ggPIWVHTEg2u0Y0lX0UtjnmA0FrKLsXZP9kcCfef4zthDUedkAN4qJvDkJJJXs/s320/Giant+snail.jpg" border="0" /></a> Some sort of giant snail!</p><p align="center"><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginNufeuihIp-caRAGb31VEquH5PTpx5IhIG7RorOHOTeJhJaSl1N2PpmRZbSM2FmTB2hi-O3H1Loiq7mR28yBqTVv2Pv58OuCfC7UznTFnFFcbgA8-Nk2DXSdLxRr0ltBX0vSABAtUZM/s1600-h/Mothe+hiding+out.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166840091049842386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginNufeuihIp-caRAGb31VEquH5PTpx5IhIG7RorOHOTeJhJaSl1N2PpmRZbSM2FmTB2hi-O3H1Loiq7mR28yBqTVv2Pv58OuCfC7UznTFnFFcbgA8-Nk2DXSdLxRr0ltBX0vSABAtUZM/s320/Mothe+hiding+out.jpg" border="0" /></a> Moths in Hiding...<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4Bw-1RmHO0YMOtuBiiyXtbdwnu4_Q6gU-w2IUTZhnjmNQwuHdi-5l2e0lCARq0dc4eCbuSeDsepD6fPQcf5BHvmI_UnS-OhHllf_KDBq3QsMBJzGi9yu7w8W_eE4iUGl59IY3l1TtV8/s1600-h/Cieba+samalma+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166838931408672354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4Bw-1RmHO0YMOtuBiiyXtbdwnu4_Q6gU-w2IUTZhnjmNQwuHdi-5l2e0lCARq0dc4eCbuSeDsepD6fPQcf5BHvmI_UnS-OhHllf_KDBq3QsMBJzGi9yu7w8W_eE4iUGl59IY3l1TtV8/s320/Cieba+samalma+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ceiba Samauma</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MJ81CTZZw1g_wUk2UA0WT4XLPRoZZR5IPKOoPIW7okLX-yLPoqKL5P22xTf9VNyFvSbpsbq7eNFcO5yQRD-eW-t1H3IQb0lMLY-Bvh5ef-p8JUvERlJsTlTsIdx2wgHlOV29WKjC518/s1600-h/Cieba+pentandra.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166838939998606962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MJ81CTZZw1g_wUk2UA0WT4XLPRoZZR5IPKOoPIW7okLX-yLPoqKL5P22xTf9VNyFvSbpsbq7eNFcO5yQRD-eW-t1H3IQb0lMLY-Bvh5ef-p8JUvERlJsTlTsIdx2wgHlOV29WKjC518/s320/Cieba+pentandra.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ceiba Pentandra</div><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CgTpbTH4EbCxRQ_jbeTPKqnADzQ6jA7-Z0NtSzCd01E9n_fPOnG1-l3foFqOD8OkKmRUNy2XbovCICYdp10FPnF4rilXUpm_UrQLzFtSWAu3QeFmcSbXfvU4_tXrwDPb2BXH668PMQ8/s1600-h/Ben+with+Trees-+Good.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166838948588541570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CgTpbTH4EbCxRQ_jbeTPKqnADzQ6jA7-Z0NtSzCd01E9n_fPOnG1-l3foFqOD8OkKmRUNy2XbovCICYdp10FPnF4rilXUpm_UrQLzFtSWAu3QeFmcSbXfvU4_tXrwDPb2BXH668PMQ8/s320/Ben+with+Trees-+Good.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben with the Great Kapok Tree</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6L2xXcipSd82yW_K3D1L_ksCjNgN6hgiTCx-bnlg-RZICV6jCaFhuMq5wh2jku4MHsKCrtK02HzSvZoia2aYBbMboret453E6-J947-m6a5wisdhixomJkWekubmbCtCCjOUohmuM_LA/s1600-h/Uranius+swallotail+moth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166838952883508882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6L2xXcipSd82yW_K3D1L_ksCjNgN6hgiTCx-bnlg-RZICV6jCaFhuMq5wh2jku4MHsKCrtK02HzSvZoia2aYBbMboret453E6-J947-m6a5wisdhixomJkWekubmbCtCCjOUohmuM_LA/s320/Uranius+swallotail+moth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg621E6T5Mr_Md10aIhj-LNoYOGB7kii_BdWtgR0hR1G04Ed2HzXAHUZR7inpr48YGktJ-2BXJXTQVBsr-mYDFeSPflrJwsDwVElvocUJ_N5PcMv8z9vdBXN9oBL5K7tDv2ViXGldGUQ1k/s1600-h/Tarantula.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166838961473443490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg621E6T5Mr_Md10aIhj-LNoYOGB7kii_BdWtgR0hR1G04Ed2HzXAHUZR7inpr48YGktJ-2BXJXTQVBsr-mYDFeSPflrJwsDwVElvocUJ_N5PcMv8z9vdBXN9oBL5K7tDv2ViXGldGUQ1k/s320/Tarantula.jpg" border="0" /></a> A really blurry picture of a tarantula!<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOniVRvnb03RksD7shG1gaT3fWpZnn8aJlXmWdm2E6IE_oiNArDm2sC57LWlmcaejY-HYLzdvCVC5T8rrUSR49QU4ErDV4jIDBk7IJDpB0756S42DE7ZBzlpOUnr3SgAo8FFg5MicOfE/s1600-h/Beautiful+Bird.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166837922091357714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOniVRvnb03RksD7shG1gaT3fWpZnn8aJlXmWdm2E6IE_oiNArDm2sC57LWlmcaejY-HYLzdvCVC5T8rrUSR49QU4ErDV4jIDBk7IJDpB0756S42DE7ZBzlpOUnr3SgAo8FFg5MicOfE/s320/Beautiful+Bird.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggErTda4spE_5IexpQ6T7vHzidABTSfKGcKnAh97SVYx5m7IXv10xNKMA5orQ22YnxK8vIa_XljoPC-2fdGeIiAj0nTcRZwXIyxgYvEehDxY63ZV1yYfb5jGL6xPuQe7H2mMp25cOI7e0/s1600-h/Orchid+outside+the+lodge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166837934976259618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggErTda4spE_5IexpQ6T7vHzidABTSfKGcKnAh97SVYx5m7IXv10xNKMA5orQ22YnxK8vIa_XljoPC-2fdGeIiAj0nTcRZwXIyxgYvEehDxY63ZV1yYfb5jGL6xPuQe7H2mMp25cOI7e0/s320/Orchid+outside+the+lodge.jpg" border="0" /></a> This orchid was growing right in front of the lodge, where there weren't as many mosquitoes! :)<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUo1Va3qDeTVlq1VO1udzsNE8KZCxNK1Q9qyn7J29ORbn1AKkMt4X0CfbbgFAY11teXZzpEwLwLcGg-TSKdw5rMUbyO019PjGARmsp9I8QMcRNx4YcBNZTFxQNZEZnvpEi-QTXuqUaKY/s1600-h/Ben++with+Buttress+Roots.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166837939271226930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUo1Va3qDeTVlq1VO1udzsNE8KZCxNK1Q9qyn7J29ORbn1AKkMt4X0CfbbgFAY11teXZzpEwLwLcGg-TSKdw5rMUbyO019PjGARmsp9I8QMcRNx4YcBNZTFxQNZEZnvpEi-QTXuqUaKY/s320/Ben++with+Buttress+Roots.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben with the Kapoks</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuRXIiEMuZKbiastlGNBLvkMyOKxbdF_sei1sNd0Vrb-2aYt2Q41KQPVNx_yJR6pT17VK6zbBDPQwP2LKwZYoUk_HgRxoFggTSdTM4yxrSxEFy9OaDz-FfUsXeAYLZ7vBnQbZ1kTBuas/s1600-h/Ben+with+Cieba+pentandra.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166837947861161538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuRXIiEMuZKbiastlGNBLvkMyOKxbdF_sei1sNd0Vrb-2aYt2Q41KQPVNx_yJR6pT17VK6zbBDPQwP2LKwZYoUk_HgRxoFggTSdTM4yxrSxEFy9OaDz-FfUsXeAYLZ7vBnQbZ1kTBuas/s320/Ben+with+Cieba+pentandra.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjR-kg9F0lvm140iGTokoMPI21bt1M1JGhyphenhyphenFkNVlUCZHaSfC6EL-52UN_3OyaFAyzPpHtlNsZ_TAyul6YaxACPZ6rUEeu-qxNfV14FskxwctvBlmP7LBP5FCMuZhbIcDxsdSrYef1BXA/s1600-h/Cieba+borer+2-Great.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166837952156128850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjR-kg9F0lvm140iGTokoMPI21bt1M1JGhyphenhyphenFkNVlUCZHaSfC6EL-52UN_3OyaFAyzPpHtlNsZ_TAyul6YaxACPZ6rUEeu-qxNfV14FskxwctvBlmP7LBP5FCMuZhbIcDxsdSrYef1BXA/s320/Cieba+borer+2-Great.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Ceiba Tree Borer<br /><br /><br /></p>Okay, so I'll admit it... I was utterly defeated by the mosquitoes while in the Amazon! How demoralizing to be so frightened of a small flying insect! These photos are from a morning where I couldn't bring myself to go hiking, so Ben and Christian went back out to the Kapok. They saw some really neat things!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-74172795033266721512008-02-13T16:47:00.005-05:002008-02-13T17:00:37.414-05:00January 25th?- The Group From Minnesota is Awesome!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ3RpKV5NY6I4evH6fPEHNEa2i4UvgEnhYBtXCsc27q-bos9k7u7sp3rWn962eD7E8DmVvDihQNRBciWxd74LuTZPrspWdCQOaAo3UGe2nbq5IkPbfbikH8H2PIyQ2UN9y_TAgGJM5RE/s1600-h/arts+and+crafts+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166587753131267474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ3RpKV5NY6I4evH6fPEHNEa2i4UvgEnhYBtXCsc27q-bos9k7u7sp3rWn962eD7E8DmVvDihQNRBciWxd74LuTZPrspWdCQOaAo3UGe2nbq5IkPbfbikH8H2PIyQ2UN9y_TAgGJM5RE/s320/arts+and+crafts+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMkZomVTSWJZWLJTw1d5SnajnoY0k-k_t6V4p-2w68IcsCBhhREsdB9vtyYl2K1sHD05ZPXIi14oA_TWa0klC0e_r1DrIAM9mLu2aafLkMsFExHgVd5JLWE3n5eXicH8zo2TNKcUfPnk/s1600-h/Arts+and+crafts+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166587766016169378" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ThKoOf9U_N-tDluPB2io_DwfZgRWm9Hd9IlMz6IOcPNoTjUB5xE88GqLvJQBxJ2zSCcfDoiGDZ95uqGkgS7B1Uy1Eihmrem70SkNGj_9KH6T8fcM_7IrvheIiAYXjSqPvemxria74Gc/s400/arts+and+crafts+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJUtsJc_UVVUhNssck0CivhgfxNQQ_VFRod7n9hHoY62ibFbvxg6DZ1goY8Dfpu4nwyLF4gXQdki27-L4k1zM0YVhAXYjJ8vARb_pzz0ebBxT1iwG6PCmCCVwrAfOKFKiQeXvAd4dcQs/s1600-h/arts+and+crafts+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166586937087481202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJUtsJc_UVVUhNssck0CivhgfxNQQ_VFRod7n9hHoY62ibFbvxg6DZ1goY8Dfpu4nwyLF4gXQdki27-L4k1zM0YVhAXYjJ8vARb_pzz0ebBxT1iwG6PCmCCVwrAfOKFKiQeXvAd4dcQs/s400/arts+and+crafts+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNH1upS7OfdP0_KHjpA-rh4Dv1d_DycXVujxpnuEA7X2c1aY1bRtDZPckqB5XgaR-RCEpfIRiaBVRTk0eZOAD-LIaDDW37ED6ONqao8pGM3y5pxLa2ouBJrbEEkPHaHU8eR41XfyjYME/s1600-h/Arts+and+crafts+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166586949972383106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNH1upS7OfdP0_KHjpA-rh4Dv1d_DycXVujxpnuEA7X2c1aY1bRtDZPckqB5XgaR-RCEpfIRiaBVRTk0eZOAD-LIaDDW37ED6ONqao8pGM3y5pxLa2ouBJrbEEkPHaHU8eR41XfyjYME/s400/Arts+and+crafts+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I can't remember exactly what day this was, but Connie's great group, mostly from Minnesota, sponsored an art forum/contest for the local children. It was summer/wet season in the Amazon so none of the kids are in school right now. Connie and her group brought paper, crayons, markers, etc, and encouraged the young artisans on the Tahuayo to create to their heart's content! Awesome Job Ladies (and Men) :) and I wish you great luck with the fundraiser! It was great spending time with you!</div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-83293136891582153902008-02-13T16:20:00.007-05:002008-02-13T17:05:35.157-05:00Jan 25th- Workshop with the Women Artisans in Chino Village<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCagV1HpZHMhZOnMm7mygZzlBXy_FZYtoEdKV1ikvduISx6fd26xYERvIt6fWwRQnMPnbdhedTD1k_zLW0jFiTkWiZf7xyYOtElZDU7dd4cT0EDQX9Ts7FmGpKAu4Owiywwgh1ZoMmZw/s1600-h/Rafia+strips.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166588964312044994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCagV1HpZHMhZOnMm7mygZzlBXy_FZYtoEdKV1ikvduISx6fd26xYERvIt6fWwRQnMPnbdhedTD1k_zLW0jFiTkWiZf7xyYOtElZDU7dd4cT0EDQX9Ts7FmGpKAu4Owiywwgh1ZoMmZw/s320/Rafia+strips.jpg" border="0" /></a> Raffia for the baskets<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidik_26ctcaS9KwI5e_sRyoHz_DmlV9AX8SiscXQ6ZbhVxgm3002zCodsSm1dJHmaM4wAHptjAJFVnVHb54qXASF3tCZY1U-NlNYSw9I24pC9T97LeWcBTQG17Daq14yCYqUK-v7so-U/s1600-h/prep+at+workshp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166588968607012306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidik_26ctcaS9KwI5e_sRyoHz_DmlV9AX8SiscXQ6ZbhVxgm3002zCodsSm1dJHmaM4wAHptjAJFVnVHb54qXASF3tCZY1U-NlNYSw9I24pC9T97LeWcBTQG17Daq14yCYqUK-v7so-U/s320/prep+at+workshp.jpg" border="0" /></a> Prep is underway!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7b0ssfiYlR-CgJHylfurocx3zxalVOFC9jpDxYcDW9gFOFOoMexBynD0z7BFzzmkd2KZeLynZ8b_stJOjGblrTHXBAMOcFSVFHcsyjmMojws7bWs7fZHnh2TRc3Ys8GJKN9F-QWfS6w/s1600-h/prep+at+workshop2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166588977196946914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7b0ssfiYlR-CgJHylfurocx3zxalVOFC9jpDxYcDW9gFOFOoMexBynD0z7BFzzmkd2KZeLynZ8b_stJOjGblrTHXBAMOcFSVFHcsyjmMojws7bWs7fZHnh2TRc3Ys8GJKN9F-QWfS6w/s320/prep+at+workshop2.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a natural dye being crushed<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWD4s46nIuKwCeiih-5FZ4i6-nMxUwDf-cgKkmM4W9q71-vzzI90h5jLe1HnXo8_kQE3WRJpF6WEXSgrFv7e4_Bbx868-_UOjTb4JHgiXhatTXC-uB63X4QYXCNbUQtRX-cKUxvMA4s4/s1600-h/prep+at+workshop+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166588985786881522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWD4s46nIuKwCeiih-5FZ4i6-nMxUwDf-cgKkmM4W9q71-vzzI90h5jLe1HnXo8_kQE3WRJpF6WEXSgrFv7e4_Bbx868-_UOjTb4JHgiXhatTXC-uB63X4QYXCNbUQtRX-cKUxvMA4s4/s320/prep+at+workshop+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Peach Palm Fibers being processed</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFUbgWVtE-guB9q1XNd9fnkvvJRPkTrgs1180PE-0eNuM9PVeRRtQ4jhUt2TWxzLVH5IzoFD36QyVzf5jW-wFbKiZ5rj8QL2h4DwmS9S4hHHRuXmUrWCypuyR50kr3vVk0aBHQL2kYmQ/s1600-h/workshop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166588998671783426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFUbgWVtE-guB9q1XNd9fnkvvJRPkTrgs1180PE-0eNuM9PVeRRtQ4jhUt2TWxzLVH5IzoFD36QyVzf5jW-wFbKiZ5rj8QL2h4DwmS9S4hHHRuXmUrWCypuyR50kr3vVk0aBHQL2kYmQ/s320/workshop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The colors of the palm fibers are beautiful and vibrant!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXF8ujFIQkRzPFb4vjuLiBKbhHP3gGkkHMd0avlTK7kbLCW1ch-3edwLkNW9PM2G09G4PTk8U5998IaGclsZN6wDe1j-Xj05vInsvT2Z9WVbg8SCaA61oVb0NW3mBLqRclbnoWgJzQnA/s1600-h/Beads+in+hand+made+basket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166582100954305778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXF8ujFIQkRzPFb4vjuLiBKbhHP3gGkkHMd0avlTK7kbLCW1ch-3edwLkNW9PM2G09G4PTk8U5998IaGclsZN6wDe1j-Xj05vInsvT2Z9WVbg8SCaA61oVb0NW3mBLqRclbnoWgJzQnA/s400/Beads+in+hand+made+basket.jpg" border="0" /></a> These is one of the beautiful handmade baskets with some of the seeds ("beads") the women use for ornamentation in the center.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-peFk2cH2Vm-Yrb-BiUUN4mqPHa-cXuU5mQI9XlEc8ej9JpkIqQlCmkPz_sKkxSO2W827VMXst0CLxk4whLsI7K3At761qXjeL2DkYghK3TXhoJ-ywNweKU9V36HrHeraNBg6PwR4WNo/s1600-h/baskets+and+blowguns.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166582113839207682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-peFk2cH2Vm-Yrb-BiUUN4mqPHa-cXuU5mQI9XlEc8ej9JpkIqQlCmkPz_sKkxSO2W827VMXst0CLxk4whLsI7K3At761qXjeL2DkYghK3TXhoJ-ywNweKU9V36HrHeraNBg6PwR4WNo/s400/baskets+and+blowguns.jpg" border="0" /></a> These are the prettiest blow guns I have ever seen (not that I have really seen that many!).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLMJqTKQw9f6Cz8ufz4BaijzXvmQ6S6QrKqG2rmFUDSwnEKiOJRKRCZNB7DYct_zF-UcNmM4VGJRvrN-SiuLfE10-PP0xJkRsvKgZXwHZLcAVU-BQvVdZbp8z3XEFMUWFGyn4hyphenhyphenHWpc8/s1600-h/Ben+gratting+miskipanga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166582118134174994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLMJqTKQw9f6Cz8ufz4BaijzXvmQ6S6QrKqG2rmFUDSwnEKiOJRKRCZNB7DYct_zF-UcNmM4VGJRvrN-SiuLfE10-PP0xJkRsvKgZXwHZLcAVU-BQvVdZbp8z3XEFMUWFGyn4hyphenhyphenHWpc8/s400/Ben+gratting+miskipanga.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben helped to grate the mishquipanga (sp.?) for natural dying of the palm fibers.</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlUudJYhMtKxie9FR0vxpxHXL0G0P6d4r3rIEQuc2DtweXSz58PN-m2N0qLPc75RdNwnGAs1tgZIC2b6nrva0UaizXbfKJZPafmbdCZbfMuRHWQkXg5gyGCZNfVYEa7pY4Ax0addOvtg/s1600-h/Rosa+with+her+Work.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166582122429142306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlUudJYhMtKxie9FR0vxpxHXL0G0P6d4r3rIEQuc2DtweXSz58PN-m2N0qLPc75RdNwnGAs1tgZIC2b6nrva0UaizXbfKJZPafmbdCZbfMuRHWQkXg5gyGCZNfVYEa7pY4Ax0addOvtg/s400/Rosa+with+her+Work.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my teacher on this day, Rosa with some of her work. She was very patient with me even though I was terrible at stringing the seeds for my necklace.</p><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe6YCnTCG2E1IajAG9FhvNDrxuM2hfxfXibQzo8-sbqBBjVz_M6Gwuf1sfxkgxUZOMaoT0mfA0G3t5ohJG6GSUGODwHzOTyNke7AMFYvzHHUOf3w9xuaZF3r8TpIDoRW_OAHUqynmtGo/s1600-h/craft+workshop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166582131019076914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe6YCnTCG2E1IajAG9FhvNDrxuM2hfxfXibQzo8-sbqBBjVz_M6Gwuf1sfxkgxUZOMaoT0mfA0G3t5ohJG6GSUGODwHzOTyNke7AMFYvzHHUOf3w9xuaZF3r8TpIDoRW_OAHUqynmtGo/s400/craft+workshop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the workshop in full swing!</p><br />25/01/08<br /><br />Dolly Beaver was nice enought to organize a workshop, for the guests at the Tahuayo lodge, including Ben and I. We were able to observe the artisans in their craft, learn about the different materials they use to create their beautiful baskets, jewelry, etc. Here are my notes from our visit with Dorila (one of the artisans from Buena Vista) and a list of some of the natural, organic materials that they utilize in their work:<br /><br />"The women artisans of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo are very skilled at the crafts. We had the opportunity to interview Dorila, a woman who was 38 years old and living in the village of Buena Vista with her children and husband, her parents lived nearby in the village. She told us her typical day was going to the farm to harvest, washing clothes, cleaning and during the rainy season weaving and carving items for the women’s art cooperative. She learned the basket weaving and other arts from a counsin who came to live wit her from the Yarapa river valley.<br /><br />The material that most of the baskets, teapots and jewelry start from is the “Chumbila” palm. (Astrocaryium sp.) The ladies have begun planting these palms as a part of their farms instead of just wild harvesting which is somewhat more sustainable. They cut the shoot of the palm, and wait about 6 months before cutting again to encourage new growth. They use raffia as the basis for tying the baskets together and as the "twine" for the bracelets and necklaces. "<br /><br />Besides the palm fiber base the coloring for the palms and decorative gourds are also plant based.<br /><strong><br />List of the plants with their uses and colorings:<br /></strong><br />1) <strong>Achiote/Annatto- “Lipstick Tree”</strong> Bixa orellna<br />Coloring is derived from the seeds inside the pods, turns a reddish orange color. There are also yellow and green achiote coloring.<br /><br />2) <strong>Mishquipanga </strong>Renealmia brebiscaba<br />This is in the ginger family. The coloring is derived from the root, and it is a reddish purple (really stains!) color. You have to grate it prior to boiling.<br /><br />3) <strong>Peach Palm</strong> Bactris gasipaes<br />This creates a green color which is derived from the peach palm leaf.<br /><br />You have to boil the fibers from the plants with the palm fiber for up to 20 or 3 minutes, then soak for a few more minutes, and hang to dry to let the colors set. There is no mordant used in the dye process.<br /><br /><strong>Seeds for decoration/ornamentations:</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong>1) <strong>Oja De Boca/ The “Cow’s Eye”<br /></strong>The name comes from a quechua (or Ketchua not sure which one) word. It is a very large black/brown shiny seed.<br /><br />2) <strong>Good Luck Beads</strong><br />Ormosia arborea or macrocalyx<br />These beans are a shiny red color with some black. They are valuable mostly because they are more difficult to come by because they usually only grow in Terra Firme.<br /><br />3)<strong> Gourds/Huigo</strong> Crescentia cujete<br />These gourds are used in making tea pots, containers and as the base for many of the baskets. You can carve them and smoke them to turn them different shades of black.<br /><br />4) <strong>Rosary Beans</strong> Coix lacryma<br />These white shiny seeds have a natural hole or soft spot which makes them easier to string.<br /><br />5) <strong>Watermelon Seeds-</strong> You know where these come from and what they look like!<br /><br />6) <strong>Pashaco </strong>Enterolobium barnebianum<br />This is a legume.<br /><br />7)<strong> Achira</strong> Canna indica<br />This seed is in the coca leaf family? I think I was pretty small and non-descript.<br /><br />8) <strong>Marona </strong>Bambusa sp.<br />Similar to bamboo, can grow very large. The shoots are used in jewelry and baskets and can be dyed.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-73654150060385368252008-02-13T16:14:00.004-05:002008-02-13T16:19:48.956-05:00January 25th- On the Way Back From The Zip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHtQAJNaHE0s0K4Agix0o8F28IT4Sl8Il0RJoExotp7LpJrEfne3tlo-P-dvHWHTULyOwF_LGcmk4nqj164iY8SQpTdaL9B4-Vu1_H49VyYtB6B13YPtdNPCByAkb9w30mAk9imZFdzE/s1600-h/On+the+way+back+from+the+zip.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166576818144531650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHtQAJNaHE0s0K4Agix0o8F28IT4Sl8Il0RJoExotp7LpJrEfne3tlo-P-dvHWHTULyOwF_LGcmk4nqj164iY8SQpTdaL9B4-Vu1_H49VyYtB6B13YPtdNPCByAkb9w30mAk9imZFdzE/s320/On+the+way+back+from+the+zip.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a hyla tree frog. It is awesome!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_K6vJU__HDlR1WKvEwLLwB7_hAFdqVG3rlKN1bcQ8RvMxaospsugBD8B8AuDOyVewb1QX2M8OiDXhQ-bQHdWJ7b-Nlr42XBy5W1CJfRnhcx3NKPjcwxIbhPKkdO7agEEGIY7LK8w5dU/s1600-h/Hyla+tree+frog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166576831029433554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_K6vJU__HDlR1WKvEwLLwB7_hAFdqVG3rlKN1bcQ8RvMxaospsugBD8B8AuDOyVewb1QX2M8OiDXhQ-bQHdWJ7b-Nlr42XBy5W1CJfRnhcx3NKPjcwxIbhPKkdO7agEEGIY7LK8w5dU/s320/Hyla+tree+frog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is awesomely scary- The Fer-De- Lance, one of the world's most poisonous snakes, was a few feet away from us as we walked back to the lodge from the zipline.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt7t5NN94SNe6PrR26S2IZg-a9BEN3TCHxql7cclkJRFKnSg6pRDoIsQFyUhlFhNru4Z1uEpmfHF2ZfPTP74bD3miS7axJSSzgWDiPe9V0UtdkGd1lRCPZbYBl1BLvuT7_Evh3paPsCo/s1600-h/Fur+de+lance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166576839619368162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt7t5NN94SNe6PrR26S2IZg-a9BEN3TCHxql7cclkJRFKnSg6pRDoIsQFyUhlFhNru4Z1uEpmfHF2ZfPTP74bD3miS7axJSSzgWDiPe9V0UtdkGd1lRCPZbYBl1BLvuT7_Evh3paPsCo/s320/Fur+de+lance.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-28818713250897624242008-02-13T15:36:00.004-05:002008-02-13T16:12:11.026-05:00January 25th- the Zip Line<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5BmIH_4q8jnoifXRexutvA2-MG-r9pepBWaMfE5exgssF6roXG1lgcWBdGWKcEg_WZ5KfWSCzRRjcGJ9FIAIPrvf9G-T6ffLCQKPehKFjSitku8jNLqZdphCj4xnLfNG54iACATJEjg/s1600-h/pouteria.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166574030710756466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="235" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5BmIH_4q8jnoifXRexutvA2-MG-r9pepBWaMfE5exgssF6roXG1lgcWBdGWKcEg_WZ5KfWSCzRRjcGJ9FIAIPrvf9G-T6ffLCQKPehKFjSitku8jNLqZdphCj4xnLfNG54iACATJEjg/s320/pouteria.jpg" width="320" border="0" /></a> This is the top of the world or so it seemed...<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25_Uk6RqIvI_PnZLRC_buHsjvbtrXJ0r-tnTeGLne9_m6vVxjnWrhgIwSFBKT8L3HAgPc2hwJ2jGDybCo75O26dO6ZUHPMkRPmVNc-4uVzYLaBYr-Id7wwkxZQzMp-wNqLVsyGStlQ60/s1600-h/canopy+orchids+and+ferns.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166574039300691074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="222" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25_Uk6RqIvI_PnZLRC_buHsjvbtrXJ0r-tnTeGLne9_m6vVxjnWrhgIwSFBKT8L3HAgPc2hwJ2jGDybCo75O26dO6ZUHPMkRPmVNc-4uVzYLaBYr-Id7wwkxZQzMp-wNqLVsyGStlQ60/s320/canopy+orchids+and+ferns.jpg" width="320" border="0" /></a> Something like over 70% of plant, animal and insect life in the rainforest is found in the canopy!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljPwNcurzmsre0AoNttgI30ThMdYtM6y7tp7oPu1vkwIudn7Qsqv7aoDXHpkerXw2M9QnME9pf5GVhdiAzc9p5Xu5CSTUtCnuXtKLF8kD0jW1MBsbcKmTyW-C9KdOtUZRRUHw2RoHafw/s1600-h/Bromiliads+abound.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166574047890625682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljPwNcurzmsre0AoNttgI30ThMdYtM6y7tp7oPu1vkwIudn7Qsqv7aoDXHpkerXw2M9QnME9pf5GVhdiAzc9p5Xu5CSTUtCnuXtKLF8kD0jW1MBsbcKmTyW-C9KdOtUZRRUHw2RoHafw/s320/Bromiliads+abound.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sLLokr_AcMMZRXx5MMeaDEi1J83iooZFwkqIJTf9pPdHtUVwhVZ4ESNvyXhuulNxeNiyeeORVO38MNwXLflrK_GXIcz2RgPKIc7nNGWM9Q-wg4RoXtkXG9nUvl9gFIb08RPd_WdLNc4/s1600-h/emergant+layer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166574056480560290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sLLokr_AcMMZRXx5MMeaDEi1J83iooZFwkqIJTf9pPdHtUVwhVZ4ESNvyXhuulNxeNiyeeORVO38MNwXLflrK_GXIcz2RgPKIc7nNGWM9Q-wg4RoXtkXG9nUvl9gFIb08RPd_WdLNc4/s320/emergant+layer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1Hf2K-m_uAGCg7kg7PJ1YKky4iTDNIn5ha2qpCWJp2fU6cpsNYfwZcGAiYbavnYnpncCGpZycoXX_5AissEZvg5CZqV7Txlghw7mEPan2kuBpyiNQ0Y43G00vaMHP65H0rCMNutOM7Q/s1600-h/Welcome+to+the+heavens.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166574065070494898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1Hf2K-m_uAGCg7kg7PJ1YKky4iTDNIn5ha2qpCWJp2fU6cpsNYfwZcGAiYbavnYnpncCGpZycoXX_5AissEZvg5CZqV7Txlghw7mEPan2kuBpyiNQ0Y43G00vaMHP65H0rCMNutOM7Q/s320/Welcome+to+the+heavens.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the happy shot of us on the 1st platform- Welcome to the heavens!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMvOcD8RZoWXsNNQVsi0qG_cnRzrMTf3KUPt_Sz8n0966QSEvTA_83Ii-4-w70dHdQNqTE-8RUAxCl3ya5WuUQhcZY_wVbWqHTxRUxwIpUiYiKk9PTRifFz3smTwea1wXdf2f6lFk2Sw/s1600-h/Cieba+samauma+first+platform.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166573038573311010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMvOcD8RZoWXsNNQVsi0qG_cnRzrMTf3KUPt_Sz8n0966QSEvTA_83Ii-4-w70dHdQNqTE-8RUAxCl3ya5WuUQhcZY_wVbWqHTxRUxwIpUiYiKk9PTRifFz3smTwea1wXdf2f6lFk2Sw/s320/Cieba+samauma+first+platform.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a weird shot of the platform from below<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyabmUdJm7yMPUxa2inzma-zux0qgw0ktY0CMNTnc03Z9lsTv-iUci_d8rpja3vC8-VMCN-Py4dkATwUnWYe_UosbYsTe32JZxBuQQyeUMabWRV4M10BpS_RKtor0oP_dle1Ogz1anqpk/s1600-h/Ben+ascending.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166573051458212914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyabmUdJm7yMPUxa2inzma-zux0qgw0ktY0CMNTnc03Z9lsTv-iUci_d8rpja3vC8-VMCN-Py4dkATwUnWYe_UosbYsTe32JZxBuQQyeUMabWRV4M10BpS_RKtor0oP_dle1Ogz1anqpk/s320/Ben+ascending.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZf8W4mcy5tLK0wHJajE6tfAakuJ0lPs9DMGZiyPsgZLIiX9CU_XG8WfutMBH050TW2IJ4TDZLba6Zf04dsnvhVQn3Ea3RASuOHGHuIwgez5LsWcAGqz96QaRdpctDsEWE_E0hWYS1Ckg/s1600-h/Erika+being+pulled+up.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166573060048147522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZf8W4mcy5tLK0wHJajE6tfAakuJ0lPs9DMGZiyPsgZLIiX9CU_XG8WfutMBH050TW2IJ4TDZLba6Zf04dsnvhVQn3Ea3RASuOHGHuIwgez5LsWcAGqz96QaRdpctDsEWE_E0hWYS1Ckg/s320/Erika+being+pulled+up.jpg" border="0" /></a> I got pulled up to the platform because I am lazy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_k1OCrtHYVrnHAj3QlHgi4eLec1biSv-_CEHs6qjmjupZmPQsyPTbOOfdHGMQw2glEjbtIhTWZdplnDyLBELAaGydJcnkVRS24YK4NhFPQsuoGOp1zZSFNcbS213aPIBQxD2xULakeg/s1600-h/second+platform.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166573064343114834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_k1OCrtHYVrnHAj3QlHgi4eLec1biSv-_CEHs6qjmjupZmPQsyPTbOOfdHGMQw2glEjbtIhTWZdplnDyLBELAaGydJcnkVRS24YK4NhFPQsuoGOp1zZSFNcbS213aPIBQxD2xULakeg/s320/second+platform.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5bNnYqRcVQvxdnJeBo5NERdCsrCVTM_9NPBu-nYoHob-NxKVNlC_ueq5aIoEDXrH-m7lUemVBlBE_ahuuHVhgH9FvrHgNSDXOKBYCXc3JpGBna2TQvNqfx1uqPtT1hqx1ZZEw4DkRuQ/s1600-h/Erika+was+pullied+up+Ben+used+the+ascenders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166573081522984034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5bNnYqRcVQvxdnJeBo5NERdCsrCVTM_9NPBu-nYoHob-NxKVNlC_ueq5aIoEDXrH-m7lUemVBlBE_ahuuHVhgH9FvrHgNSDXOKBYCXc3JpGBna2TQvNqfx1uqPtT1hqx1ZZEw4DkRuQ/s320/Erika+was+pullied+up+Ben+used+the+ascenders.jpg" border="0" /></a> As you can see in this picture I am well-rested because I got pulled up, Ben used ascenders and he is very tired!! :)</p><p><br /> </p>1/25/07<br /><br />Okay, I will admit, I was a little bit afraid to do the zip line, but it was pretty awesome. You are up about 90 meters (about 250 feet) in the sky, zipping through the canopy layer. We started our zip line experience by hiking about 20 minutes through the varzea. Christian purposefully kept a very quick pace so that we weren’t getting sacked by the mosquitoes. When we got to the zipline we had a choice of using ascenders and climbing to the top ourselves or having the guides pull us up. I decided I was just fine with having myself hauled to the top by pulley, while Ben decided to climb. He actually did it pretty quickly. Once we were at the top, we could see ant lions and butterflies flying around, macaws and parrots flying overhead, and lots of ants and orchids and bromeliads living among the other life in the canopy layer. You basically are in a harness sliding from one platform to the next, we started our zip journey in the canopy of a Ceiba tree, a sacred tree of the Peruvian Amazonian peoples. (I'm not sure if the Ceiba we were at was the Pentendra or the Samauma, the Samauma is the sacred tree of the Peruvian Amazon.) Very cool!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-82149824879242637022008-02-11T14:57:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:57:27.841-05:00Meeting with the Herbalist and the Shaman-Jan 23rd<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4i8pFpvGmvgX9-fpBMz5VAzPMXPgOZIPxcZzfZyPVd2oZt36e9KKsZXpaDXMSVxDdwEA8Qv3puCf1r15LtSxau-GHdtJYH-a_yhWNBrKzX_199Vs76L5Xi3uQqHMrzlH3JJm4I7R5QQ/s1600-h/Black+phisicnat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165829446590387154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4i8pFpvGmvgX9-fpBMz5VAzPMXPgOZIPxcZzfZyPVd2oZt36e9KKsZXpaDXMSVxDdwEA8Qv3puCf1r15LtSxau-GHdtJYH-a_yhWNBrKzX_199Vs76L5Xi3uQqHMrzlH3JJm4I7R5QQ/s320/Black+phisicnat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Shamanista...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqP3fH5OeLgjUJy2Wyq5po20GZIPUfCdHNl8_xglQrRMJ1Wq6T2qGsLQcePoapomRuBdc4Ct5Oevo0UToXxGnUjIZA5jqSupvCPQ9MXdT9BA4iU81uUgbNasTDK0L-izF14fj7Ek83aw/s1600-h/Brugmancia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165829450885354466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqP3fH5OeLgjUJy2Wyq5po20GZIPUfCdHNl8_xglQrRMJ1Wq6T2qGsLQcePoapomRuBdc4Ct5Oevo0UToXxGnUjIZA5jqSupvCPQ9MXdT9BA4iU81uUgbNasTDK0L-izF14fj7Ek83aw/s320/Brugmancia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEuFGVrjrJH6_NZnaPEsoMOhutvYJ3BX5GaZOfoP1p20lRSFXOYE9bmD-lDXpMemGTWpHzoEzZrel_gskkC1LfMJLll1Nfzwkvq7SAYqKj1xCsxDQgH8HZs-YZ46cDCtvVRmqmlPrZEk/s1600-h/ruta.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165829463770256370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEuFGVrjrJH6_NZnaPEsoMOhutvYJ3BX5GaZOfoP1p20lRSFXOYE9bmD-lDXpMemGTWpHzoEzZrel_gskkC1LfMJLll1Nfzwkvq7SAYqKj1xCsxDQgH8HZs-YZ46cDCtvVRmqmlPrZEk/s320/ruta.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPdnyBN_ZLYz4RHb1rSKAY9saEVmSLJ7srwpnrK1c2uiuxXTqJD5-3RMhStU4tqUwlt2a_yuWbAeNMy4dhPhSWUm4CtZKECCNVluCOwVI-Q0yn8f9qwmgvetERjluBA6YHUjWm564k5s/s1600-h/stinging+nettle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165829472360190978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPdnyBN_ZLYz4RHb1rSKAY9saEVmSLJ7srwpnrK1c2uiuxXTqJD5-3RMhStU4tqUwlt2a_yuWbAeNMy4dhPhSWUm4CtZKECCNVluCOwVI-Q0yn8f9qwmgvetERjluBA6YHUjWm564k5s/s320/stinging+nettle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxQ2FAHFIxmRx7kyg7INhqAkogm8xcSLeQLK0PltyUedV8RUQGtD5FGPanCeY7PxS2s_Bo_XCWHuzSITAW4WQXX22NEb_9qGahsTRqGCY-PRCprS9y6xMhdbDQiSpPmXofLPdOQlMxT8/s1600-h/in+the+shamans+garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165829480950125586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxQ2FAHFIxmRx7kyg7INhqAkogm8xcSLeQLK0PltyUedV8RUQGtD5FGPanCeY7PxS2s_Bo_XCWHuzSITAW4WQXX22NEb_9qGahsTRqGCY-PRCprS9y6xMhdbDQiSpPmXofLPdOQlMxT8/s320/in+the+shamans+garden.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Since we were working on farina production sporadically this week, Christian made it possible for us to do some visiting with the Shaman and the Herbalist.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>When we met the Shamanista, she explained she had learned many of the things she knew from her 1st husband who was a well known and respected shaman. She used to help him, by making the plant remedies for hist "patients", then she began her own spirit quests to become a shamanista.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Some of the primary plants she used were wild garlic and spondias mombim (also known as ubo chu chu huasi), both of which have lots of practical and spiritual uses. The difference between the Shamanista and the Herbalist, whose name was Romelia, was that the Shamanista communes with the plant spirits and the spirits of the gods. The Herbalist is a doctor of sorts who uses plant remedies to treat ailments from arthritis to the common cold. If someone put a spell on you you might want to visit the Shaman, whereas if you were suffering from nausea and headaches you would likely visit the herbalist first.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here are some common plants and their uses in both the Shaman and Herbalist Gardens:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Bajaco caspi-</strong> Tree found in the emergent layer, women use after childbirth. Sap is mixed with warm water to drink and the leaves are used for a skin bath. The sap can also be used for hernias. As with many of the native remedies the patient must observe a strict diet while taking the medicine: no fatty foods, salt, alcohol, sex, peppers, no dark drinks (like soda), etc.<br /><br /><strong>Spondias mombim (Ubos Chu Chu Huasi)-</strong> Bark is scraped from the tree, rolled into a ball and the juice that comes out can be used to treat infected areas and the sap of the tree can be used to stop bleeding. Can also be used to treat ringworm.<br /><br />After childbirth women will take the bark of the tree, macerate it, and drink it with water every day for about 1 or 2 months to help in the healing process. Once again they must also observe a strict diet during this time period. It is used in the treatment of arthritis: the bark is mixed with honey and sugar cane rum, while observing a strict diet.<br /><br />Spondias lumber has been used in the construction of furniture. It’s edible fruits look like plums and they are often used to make drinks, ice cream, or eaten raw.<br /><br />Finally the fruit and the bark may be used as medicine, by mixing or macerating either or both of these with aguardiente (or firewater) letting it ferment and drinking<br /><br />Spondias is a primary ingredient in Jungle Viagra. Apparently it works for both women (by making you fertile) and men, after I drank some ubos chu chu huasi at the Shamanista's home she commented that this time next year they would have news of me having a baby! (Not sure how I feel about this :)<br /><br /><strong>Ayahuasca or Soul Vine</strong>- this is the most well known of medicinal plants in this region because it is used extensively by shamans to have visions and engage in the spirit quests that they need to embark on to treat their patients. (Banisteriopsis caapi)<br /><br /><strong>Monkey Ladder Vine</strong>- The seeds of this cool vine are used as a diuretic, the stems are used in treating kidney ailments and artisans often use it in crafts. (Bauhinia guianensis)<br /><br /><strong>Angel’s Trumpet</strong>- A primary ingredient in the mixing of Ayahuasca drink, the leaves are also sued to treat chest pain. (Brugmansia sp.)<br /><br /><strong>Fever Tree</strong>- Used to combat fever, and as an additive in Ayahuasca. Primarily the bark and leaves are used. (Brunfelsia grandiflora)<br /><br /><strong>Ceiba/Lapuna/Kapok</strong>- The silk is used on making blowgun darts, but also a brew made from its branches functions as a diuretic and emetic. (Ceiba pentandra)<br /><br /><strong>Turmeric</strong>- Used in treating hepatitis (curcuma longa)<br /><br /><strong>Lemongrass/Hierba Luisa-</strong> Teas is brewed to combat stomachache and nausea, also headaches (Cymbopogon citratus)<br /><br /><strong>Ficus Insipidia</strong>- Is used as a purgative, to treat worms and intestinal parasites, also rheumatism<br /><br /><strong>Wild Garlic/Ajo Sacha</strong>- Usually leaves or bark are macerated and added to sugar cane rum. It is taken for a variety of cold symptoms and also for arthritis and asthma. (Mansoa alliacea)<br /><br /><strong>Stonebreaker-</strong> Used in the treatment of kidney and gall stones (Phyllanthus niruri)<br /><br /><strong>Mishquipanga/Dwarf Ginger</strong>- Used for a variety of cold symptoms and also macerated and added to distillation f sugar cane rum as medicine. (Renealmia alpinia)<br /><br /><strong>Vismia/Pichirina (Iodine Tree)-</strong> The sap of this tree is used to treat sores and wounds. The sap has a sticky latex quality to it. (Vismia angusta)<br /><br />The Shaman also used camphor and black tobacco called “Mapacho”.<br /><br />Other plants that are used: Stinging Nettle, Lippia, Lasiadenia, Verbena, Toe (Brugmansia suaveolens), and Lime Leaves as a sedative tea<br /><br /><strong>Other plants of interest:</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Water Vine/Puca Huasca</strong>- Puca means red, and huasca means vine. It is derived from quechua. If you can find this vine growing in the forest and cut into a section, you will find potable water. It is also called the “hangover tree/vine”. The water is sweet and woodsy tasting. If you taste the water and it tastes sour or bitter you have the worng vine!<br /><br /><strong>Yuca</strong> can also be used medicinally. You would mix the toasted farina with water, put in a bottle and leave outside your door over night, then drink. This is a remedy for kidney inflammation.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-21228586770702665342008-02-11T13:58:00.000-05:002008-02-11T14:21:52.147-05:00Making Masato- The Jungle Beer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxyIh85Dw9oM1FzndOHFd2T5ohIaNiAO25Zp2RC-QzVs33gyytWCwXt6WOeSIlSTsPCoQ9jO3PnnJ_t6EbNrk2gbJhj-_jahXDZhlzX1c38IpU9xWVLNH8Z-DQsx-s4uLZDnkefm5uHU/s1600-h/full+cheeks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165802568685048738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxyIh85Dw9oM1FzndOHFd2T5ohIaNiAO25Zp2RC-QzVs33gyytWCwXt6WOeSIlSTsPCoQ9jO3PnnJ_t6EbNrk2gbJhj-_jahXDZhlzX1c38IpU9xWVLNH8Z-DQsx-s4uLZDnkefm5uHU/s320/full+cheeks.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben loves manioc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkC22-_d2ALH8F1PKCn796WHul-1j69yFNPZo-1Ow5ulTeLkur4Nvrn4vd9CWQ97TxG5qx1KvcGdDKrAl8Cqc6YRNEleO-xlod-IWuqfZzjO6u-GjNOe2hhwfh3bTh4l5x6zSDDys8KA/s1600-h/making+masato.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165802577274983346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkC22-_d2ALH8F1PKCn796WHul-1j69yFNPZo-1Ow5ulTeLkur4Nvrn4vd9CWQ97TxG5qx1KvcGdDKrAl8Cqc6YRNEleO-xlod-IWuqfZzjO6u-GjNOe2hhwfh3bTh4l5x6zSDDys8KA/s320/making+masato.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben says "How long do I have to chew this?"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqYDjqG-Hc22DjV-8UHY7rqrP1mPrvly0nDPuJG49lU61zwXFFjTtaEECbrt27J_atVQYYir2B-VTnql_njh05vrVCODK8eGEbTKiPvuI9-3GHPYw7bvH5PL7NT9wCAaMeLBxwWTThKE/s1600-h/christian+spitting+in+masato.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165802581569950658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqYDjqG-Hc22DjV-8UHY7rqrP1mPrvly0nDPuJG49lU61zwXFFjTtaEECbrt27J_atVQYYir2B-VTnql_njh05vrVCODK8eGEbTKiPvuI9-3GHPYw7bvH5PL7NT9wCAaMeLBxwWTThKE/s320/christian+spitting+in+masato.jpg" border="0" /></a> Christian helped too...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIU0VwHM9ZLumeHLT82EDXlDgcPNPTKodJ30Ti9SVtPZ-HZzUhmmyaNvxuU8qa1UZZlXJACYT70AHoSkYOfmQJNDLG9lkbgTuX3BnVMni-OZGZJe2zxXU_sAXY52xBlo_SVIKz6sUT1c/s1600-h/Ben+digging+in.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165801924439954258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIU0VwHM9ZLumeHLT82EDXlDgcPNPTKodJ30Ti9SVtPZ-HZzUhmmyaNvxuU8qa1UZZlXJACYT70AHoSkYOfmQJNDLG9lkbgTuX3BnVMni-OZGZJe2zxXU_sAXY52xBlo_SVIKz6sUT1c/s320/Ben+digging+in.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben digs in...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm82VTYAfSO77dkLEVWdSPYxz56Ld5zqrDGjWsfaS_Oq1mpJPqkMsqvxfi2SPBMFEHOWTOk1SsO1fGixl3LnRzxmPyixbWKifnajHy7o_Nmilvubq41sP1KKdRmkb-nvltM5r5JBXRCSI/s1600-h/Ben+helping+out+with+the+masato.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165801933029888866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm82VTYAfSO77dkLEVWdSPYxz56Ld5zqrDGjWsfaS_Oq1mpJPqkMsqvxfi2SPBMFEHOWTOk1SsO1fGixl3LnRzxmPyixbWKifnajHy7o_Nmilvubq41sP1KKdRmkb-nvltM5r5JBXRCSI/s320/Ben+helping+out+with+the+masato.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1hs9yuzj8Wgm8E58hUkMw2nGRX66i24AbRlW0OYhPTmbGPP0bb0TMrbCnsrDQp43z3ymH9iS2JGFJd3lJEUGo6FspqFo7yy5ifT_iiYxhizlRnKb2usPh3WYaz9dYtLYAH49I9cN-4Y/s1600-h/Chewing+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165801937324856178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1hs9yuzj8Wgm8E58hUkMw2nGRX66i24AbRlW0OYhPTmbGPP0bb0TMrbCnsrDQp43z3ymH9iS2JGFJd3lJEUGo6FspqFo7yy5ifT_iiYxhizlRnKb2usPh3WYaz9dYtLYAH49I9cN-4Y/s320/Chewing+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was really fun, a little weird but fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQaOIRsu1dMa5bSKMrBIYiiG_91E4j4vweG-GKpe0vyWKtqpqf9-KSPXMP3TyxvjExsRNcZbe15j75kmwS6NyP_KiNN6FZ-S4DV9lD2mtexpmDv4Glsu-X2rgBC3qChoRN5veZIjM-40/s1600-h/Christian+helped+too.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165801945914790786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQaOIRsu1dMa5bSKMrBIYiiG_91E4j4vweG-GKpe0vyWKtqpqf9-KSPXMP3TyxvjExsRNcZbe15j75kmwS6NyP_KiNN6FZ-S4DV9lD2mtexpmDv4Glsu-X2rgBC3qChoRN5veZIjM-40/s320/Christian+helped+too.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98h4GhCu4R0XAX35bbuBe2VvZO57RL9zq1JNCCLlrA-MHv7kgiVc_YdZhaOkNEZd_a69r8wsaBq23FJ2GhHw8_A7w4lE122Age5MK3nCLegykhYM9s0ldVsmBDQNFukx01Evl_LDubQk/s1600-h/Erika+%26+Ben+chewing+and+pounding.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165801958799692690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98h4GhCu4R0XAX35bbuBe2VvZO57RL9zq1JNCCLlrA-MHv7kgiVc_YdZhaOkNEZd_a69r8wsaBq23FJ2GhHw8_A7w4lE122Age5MK3nCLegykhYM9s0ldVsmBDQNFukx01Evl_LDubQk/s320/Erika+%26+Ben+chewing+and+pounding.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Ben and I spent some time learning some really cool customs while we were on the Tahuayo. One of the important aspects of village life is making masato for gatherings or personal use. Here is an outline of what you can make it out of, what it is and how to do it (plus some fun pictures of us helping!).</div><br /><br /><div><br /><strong>Making "Masato": The Jungle Beer</strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong></strong><br />In order to make the “masato” and actually to do some other cooking there is an object called a “batan”. It looks a little like a very small canoe. This is where you put the raw materials for making masato to grind or pulverize before macerating. Beside the “Batan” you will also need a “Maso” or paddle used to mix and grind the manioc. This is made from the same materials as many of the canoe paddles, the “Paddle Tree”(Brosimum rubescens).<br /><br />There are three things that people usually make masato from: yuca root (manioc), peach palm, and breadfruit. The yuca masato takes about 1 day to make, particularly because you have to go to your farm to harvest, prior to making. Most of the villagers have a small farm plot on higher ground, not in the flooded forests around their homes. This means they need to “commute” to work via the canoe and harvest their goods and paddle back home to the village. In Wilson and Victoria’s house, Wilson goes to harvest the yucca and Victoria will prepare it. This seems to be the common way, the women will prepare and macerate the masato.<br /><br />In the case of the yucca, you need to boil it for about 10 minutes, get rid of the water and peel the yucca. Then you would transfer it to the batan where you would mash it. Then taking small clumps you macerate the masato mixing saliva with the root or fruit (depending on what kind you are making) and put it into a bucket. (Incidentally, the yuca masato making process is interesting. Ben and I took part in the macerating, you put a big spoonful of what looks like mashed potatoes in your mouth and chew while trying to fight the reflex to swallow! It doesn’t really have any taste, except that it has a strange grainy texture that isn’t very appealing. You are supposed to continue maceration for about 30 minutes before spitting it into the bucket, the whole time continuing to stir the yuca already in the batan.) It should stay in the bucket about 4 days, after 4 days, it should be ready for drinking. You add water to it to create the drink.<br /><br />Masato can be prepared without fermentation and mixed with sugar cane juice or honey for children to drink (this can be drunk immediately) or if after fermenting the masato you want to make it stronger you can add sugar cane rum.<br /><br />To make Masato Peach Palm, it is a similar process. But you pick the fruits which are dry and dense and grow in clusters, boil them without peeling, then the next day, grind and mash them. You can prepare the same way otherwise, macerate, let ferment, add rum if you like or without fermentation for children.<br /><br />Wilson noted that he preferred the Peach Palm Masato because it was tastier.<br /><br />The problem with making breadfruit “masato” is that it is sometimes difficult to know when to harvest the fruit. Sometimes when they are ripe they do not drop from the tree and often they rot while still on the tree. Also you have to compete for the fruit with the capuchins and macaws because they also enjoy the fruits. The preparation of the breadfruit is also similar in that you have to boil the fruit, seed rind and pulp all together and mash it all together. This is the most powerful and potent of all the masato! </div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-14228457189268431372008-02-11T12:34:00.001-05:002008-02-11T12:49:46.314-05:00Cooking the Manioc- Jan 22 thru 26<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BuOn2i6GeLmMx6Kyxo6k87Y3Vf1L4Yi0oTMdp5BWQvCn-tAgATbIdU1R6aAU1bthzdyR_GOgsz6_MzHQGpuABaH8TjapXC-LsHcz0Ann3w38OrIfdiLzFDaEy7EjeCx8FI-Y6-5jlWk/s1600-h/Don+Cezar+%26+Isolina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165780471078310722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BuOn2i6GeLmMx6Kyxo6k87Y3Vf1L4Yi0oTMdp5BWQvCn-tAgATbIdU1R6aAU1bthzdyR_GOgsz6_MzHQGpuABaH8TjapXC-LsHcz0Ann3w38OrIfdiLzFDaEy7EjeCx8FI-Y6-5jlWk/s320/Don+Cezar+%26+Isolina.jpg" border="0" /></a> These are our wonderful hosts! Mucho gracias!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWryzG5qtkZh5FypJa350LxuFbVtCsSy5-88wacjbixaIJKh083UM9FhIda8L7GlqsPmFWX83ufwjF1ZEhlYCf64j-34HLEqZ5mmG-Hz5YBZzPSuV3wFuktfkeku6rCk5JZbAr63twVk/s1600-h/this+is+toasting+farina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165779612084851442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWryzG5qtkZh5FypJa350LxuFbVtCsSy5-88wacjbixaIJKh083UM9FhIda8L7GlqsPmFWX83ufwjF1ZEhlYCf64j-34HLEqZ5mmG-Hz5YBZzPSuV3wFuktfkeku6rCk5JZbAr63twVk/s320/this+is+toasting+farina.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the farina cooking...</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXwtozH_mA2FSKULxD84y31cYLXVmvRViYxWbieoQ7slnonQq9mQuCUgIyJemgWHEUpcYi8s7RSyLpr80eqX8SITrd0jzDFDLpi095s2c7gAwa9zYSBf2bhO0QIdivo-oKCWqmLOMrZw/s1600-h/bag+it+up.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165779624969753346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXwtozH_mA2FSKULxD84y31cYLXVmvRViYxWbieoQ7slnonQq9mQuCUgIyJemgWHEUpcYi8s7RSyLpr80eqX8SITrd0jzDFDLpi095s2c7gAwa9zYSBf2bhO0QIdivo-oKCWqmLOMrZw/s320/bag+it+up.jpg" border="0" /></a> It is done and getting bagged up!</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGIJ8rvH6jY95pgPk3pltRJR4ur5u3WB86g4s4JhzGLmnWXlAMpk1yP9EAi5OX1dFKz3fvBPNbs2I2twFhNkS14lvCEi8q9n9Wqh7zntSigI36KtS5fRFhSDPt-Hcas2V6whSCVPGzHc/s1600-h/Bag+of+farina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165779629264720658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGIJ8rvH6jY95pgPk3pltRJR4ur5u3WB86g4s4JhzGLmnWXlAMpk1yP9EAi5OX1dFKz3fvBPNbs2I2twFhNkS14lvCEi8q9n9Wqh7zntSigI36KtS5fRFhSDPt-Hcas2V6whSCVPGzHc/s320/Bag+of+farina.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Finished Product!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-kf0vnE58khsck7DBT-_xmz4qFKBOt6Hog6H9_huIlp5FXO-ffG7yVxUr8mkAzwZS-KtDanUbIj6vTFv9CeT2svi6eopWqUjvQA5-kC52HHcP5xDGkKBICDC636BTR453jXY5CkSEAo/s1600-h/the+finished+product.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165779642149622562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-kf0vnE58khsck7DBT-_xmz4qFKBOt6Hog6H9_huIlp5FXO-ffG7yVxUr8mkAzwZS-KtDanUbIj6vTFv9CeT2svi6eopWqUjvQA5-kC52HHcP5xDGkKBICDC636BTR453jXY5CkSEAo/s320/the+finished+product.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgTH8OdtFccAP99XHeI__4v8Xyk9fg7UZ5TMlvcvB8pbCQG7gJ4aqyg08pht90iCujRiXS-bTj-UQCzNQT6wHnzkMSvybGN7om9vSBsql2q2C1NfBYLYcDN-_2AIF4fpZhee92clk1N4/s1600-h/happy+farina+makers+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165779650739557170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgTH8OdtFccAP99XHeI__4v8Xyk9fg7UZ5TMlvcvB8pbCQG7gJ4aqyg08pht90iCujRiXS-bTj-UQCzNQT6wHnzkMSvybGN7om9vSBsql2q2C1NfBYLYcDN-_2AIF4fpZhee92clk1N4/s320/happy+farina+makers+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy Farina Makers!<br /></p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7CigJN8urNz60lkPLccqubwjcquU2VqoGQBHcNeDUsXr0cAueFKwT_OXbfYdauaiugGG8hpEVDFOfjZ1IXvh67w-EIVcXwfe0cO75bE5pt0YRRozFYypLiNzzBiymQEkGu6QJz7J_4I/s1600-h/Erika+scooping+dried+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165778727321588386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7CigJN8urNz60lkPLccqubwjcquU2VqoGQBHcNeDUsXr0cAueFKwT_OXbfYdauaiugGG8hpEVDFOfjZ1IXvh67w-EIVcXwfe0cO75bE5pt0YRRozFYypLiNzzBiymQEkGu6QJz7J_4I/s320/Erika+scooping+dried+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had to transfer the manioc to the pan for toasting<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCW1dWMlSjJeg4SRPD6zP8vU2xyaLejRs0DMsB-FcdLdOYJPxTYkq3mjZe9eh_lhaBGk4r-PoCVblYDcNRnbpqzDkAhG0-s28li9UAQFEP4f31yidm0Du92yU8urIG2W-yYwZ2_ygfgY/s1600-h/pourin+in+the+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165778740206490290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCW1dWMlSjJeg4SRPD6zP8vU2xyaLejRs0DMsB-FcdLdOYJPxTYkq3mjZe9eh_lhaBGk4r-PoCVblYDcNRnbpqzDkAhG0-s28li9UAQFEP4f31yidm0Du92yU8urIG2W-yYwZ2_ygfgY/s320/pourin+in+the+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnVPlC4zZAKxfCxiWCd1WJLpXOSQvYev_HLpSKFqa561JDyPLJT9DUI6tWxKAtGRsiVm7T-ux-u6UEVbjY8TsjxXXeP0knjLYqlmxH-MdG8ETynlNYiDJWxT6mIlCnLUsaAwsPerguHg/s1600-h/Ben+stirring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165778744501457602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnVPlC4zZAKxfCxiWCd1WJLpXOSQvYev_HLpSKFqa561JDyPLJT9DUI6tWxKAtGRsiVm7T-ux-u6UEVbjY8TsjxXXeP0knjLYqlmxH-MdG8ETynlNYiDJWxT6mIlCnLUsaAwsPerguHg/s320/Ben+stirring.jpg" border="0" /></a> You have to stir continously while the manioc cooks, to avoid sticking. The smoke is very strong!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7-NrZ38NB2tm006s7EJ3l0V-xKzxzx2aqkRicP9UDUGbjXPCXMJYRc2DjX7zmBwaEoeCL-a3qja_PTKNztkv2ZJ9U4ru1W8yfoHqGa_eQ4jKzvfHhnoH-gO6CgafBhQ-lZQ6Fb9LjMs/s1600-h/stirring+the+farina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165778753091392210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7-NrZ38NB2tm006s7EJ3l0V-xKzxzx2aqkRicP9UDUGbjXPCXMJYRc2DjX7zmBwaEoeCL-a3qja_PTKNztkv2ZJ9U4ru1W8yfoHqGa_eQ4jKzvfHhnoH-gO6CgafBhQ-lZQ6Fb9LjMs/s320/stirring+the+farina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-jUPlQiLLBCVhMooP6kftRSdgqtAJREFv7Cww53cnTiktsTZY1JxbL2AK1td6mU_u-Tp8-dDsjrpobRXvwc-3_j74pRvVy5Pbpj7006YIEm8xQ6D1l-8vV74wuIhyHqurOEFBYP-rWM/s1600-h/moisture+coming+out+of+farina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165778765976294114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-jUPlQiLLBCVhMooP6kftRSdgqtAJREFv7Cww53cnTiktsTZY1JxbL2AK1td6mU_u-Tp8-dDsjrpobRXvwc-3_j74pRvVy5Pbpj7006YIEm8xQ6D1l-8vV74wuIhyHqurOEFBYP-rWM/s320/moisture+coming+out+of+farina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>The toasting of the manioc and it's transformation into farina was a lengthy and fun process with a pretty cool result!</div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-59576876533115607702008-02-11T12:14:00.001-05:002008-02-11T12:49:14.896-05:00Lots of Manioc Processing Pics- Jan 22 thru 26<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6dKhvYH2oe0TY9bsMsKUw1z4BwyA_OYmaOqa-MJ8tL2qLT8UkZa2gIySYYlXBOIcVUKPmhu122ZsE15bBQSbE-omVWZfaN_PHMBfJUKgwulX1lSIZKlL8M7KpuubOJwg0CM6dBPaSZM/s1600-h/Cooking+tray.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165776524003365458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6dKhvYH2oe0TY9bsMsKUw1z4BwyA_OYmaOqa-MJ8tL2qLT8UkZa2gIySYYlXBOIcVUKPmhu122ZsE15bBQSbE-omVWZfaN_PHMBfJUKgwulX1lSIZKlL8M7KpuubOJwg0CM6dBPaSZM/s320/Cooking+tray.jpg" border="0" /></a> The pan is oiled, on the fire and ready to go!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY9g3dI3o-Hvf0IPt0JyvZssqDJvYtO93FrfQTvIT85KjV1W0DxBy3reoGZhnU64b8mTt2jsZ0ZHKrxEQMfdh_dV-ISvR6cjLueSdlnfqXg47foXhRqNPfCVq4fbR1bkprlU_Fq0ryBw/s1600-h/sifting+out+the+manioc+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165776532593300066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY9g3dI3o-Hvf0IPt0JyvZssqDJvYtO93FrfQTvIT85KjV1W0DxBy3reoGZhnU64b8mTt2jsZ0ZHKrxEQMfdh_dV-ISvR6cjLueSdlnfqXg47foXhRqNPfCVq4fbR1bkprlU_Fq0ryBw/s320/sifting+out+the+manioc+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben and I helped to sort through the dried manioc to go on the fire</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlT9meWRYP4nKmzz2inbf0A6Br05NV5ElfHIpE3xlAfSDloUvzagiGFF_6lnhuJ4aGjgl8nNNhUacpNbIeUsc36cprnuMSqD4H_ZUs8IfXOunI-Znje6AUvwKIEKKQ4Cy77cA98fjr3M8/s1600-h/freshly+oiled+pan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165776541183234674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlT9meWRYP4nKmzz2inbf0A6Br05NV5ElfHIpE3xlAfSDloUvzagiGFF_6lnhuJ4aGjgl8nNNhUacpNbIeUsc36cprnuMSqD4H_ZUs8IfXOunI-Znje6AUvwKIEKKQ4Cy77cA98fjr3M8/s320/freshly+oiled+pan.jpg" border="0" /></a> The pan is oiled with soybean oil</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_KATqbLihCFPYaZV2jaXF9krMk62wVV0DB4uNlncuqqrlubbgDMabMJXRszgvMtEgPFOqD99fm9Vf2piRuSU530vYa29IO_GJX0duCZp19ulSxFviHY7_rAI9AEiy_Y7z7UK3F-ASKM/s1600-h/Ben+made+a+friend.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165776549773169282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_KATqbLihCFPYaZV2jaXF9krMk62wVV0DB4uNlncuqqrlubbgDMabMJXRszgvMtEgPFOqD99fm9Vf2piRuSU530vYa29IO_GJX0duCZp19ulSxFviHY7_rAI9AEiy_Y7z7UK3F-ASKM/s320/Ben+made+a+friend.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben made a new friend</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTFq9TiCEn4eT465wwwnwVTNv2M1Wo15oLDEzCLcdCS87hhl2YggE4uVCM1OPCS7uP3bxeAs3pU60GkhGHOa69jycelx0inkrlrgGqtf0o6tuf6AlKngRcHGv_jY-X1chG0uvyutJ49M/s1600-h/sifting+out+the+pressed+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165776558363103890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTFq9TiCEn4eT465wwwnwVTNv2M1Wo15oLDEzCLcdCS87hhl2YggE4uVCM1OPCS7uP3bxeAs3pU60GkhGHOa69jycelx0inkrlrgGqtf0o6tuf6AlKngRcHGv_jY-X1chG0uvyutJ49M/s320/sifting+out+the+pressed+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Almost done sorting through the dried product!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWf0grHuWNQlHIF7jCQtVY0fH6xlqX3QDP82tzhmkNXwZfZXjhObi4N35xYFcgZrnJX1FpJWAeMz15demY5K5PnoKmMC5HBTSOlZ3fdHvNQl70H9eshi64EE-a19ox0ZxMzwCgwaZcbE/s1600-h/christian+enjoys+jungle+milk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165774127411614210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWf0grHuWNQlHIF7jCQtVY0fH6xlqX3QDP82tzhmkNXwZfZXjhObi4N35xYFcgZrnJX1FpJWAeMz15demY5K5PnoKmMC5HBTSOlZ3fdHvNQl70H9eshi64EE-a19ox0ZxMzwCgwaZcbE/s320/christian+enjoys+jungle+milk.jpg" border="0" /></a> Christian and Erika take a little break to enjoy some refreshments<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GDGDtTWL2-ZzP6fejqnisFWS0ENPxD5oZmCxniHsVXurxGM-7ateMxqknvUS2anMRs1-UXykHaTEP9OsGSQ-HrmXFjgUuTQiGP834VD-aM897IwWDjr2tKTXbicXs99u7UUv0zwbSoQ/s1600-h/two+full+mags+of+mashed+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165774136001548818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GDGDtTWL2-ZzP6fejqnisFWS0ENPxD5oZmCxniHsVXurxGM-7ateMxqknvUS2anMRs1-UXykHaTEP9OsGSQ-HrmXFjgUuTQiGP834VD-aM897IwWDjr2tKTXbicXs99u7UUv0zwbSoQ/s320/two+full+mags+of+mashed+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> Whoops! Sorry about this picture!! But these are the bags stacked on the press</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSumMOj5d3xPRk0zmEXMVdNrPqkKANEkSYPsBW7Zyng5tU3gyTNjuk8V0rxm70r9nnOZIWofbg20kFUil_8Q1tW5wCNmaA1iBRcnZUfaYaZq_O3cnG53kNe0LvF0EdWkjg9MErnAngbg/s1600-h/erika+and+ben+junglemilk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165774148886450722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSumMOj5d3xPRk0zmEXMVdNrPqkKANEkSYPsBW7Zyng5tU3gyTNjuk8V0rxm70r9nnOZIWofbg20kFUil_8Q1tW5wCNmaA1iBRcnZUfaYaZq_O3cnG53kNe0LvF0EdWkjg9MErnAngbg/s320/erika+and+ben+junglemilk.jpg" border="0" /></a> Erika is still relaxing and Ben is drinking some "jungle milk"</p><br /><p><br />Ben and Rolex (sp.?) are wood chopping competitors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIZzge3c5fRi7Jx_SSGO_xyJ320gB_Ey9dnFJpNJ4aPFniUzPZSuatcjq9-9PzSDaTuyhxF2HM0prsZ-OI-pYdptW8BWGbI5HxX4Z0xBouYELeWgmQuXdG_QoNagINOpqtnF4wOut3GM/s1600-h/chopping+firewood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165774153181418034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIZzge3c5fRi7Jx_SSGO_xyJ320gB_Ey9dnFJpNJ4aPFniUzPZSuatcjq9-9PzSDaTuyhxF2HM0prsZ-OI-pYdptW8BWGbI5HxX4Z0xBouYELeWgmQuXdG_QoNagINOpqtnF4wOut3GM/s320/chopping+firewood.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhS_sgdue5PmzAhTxCdyFVQQbpOoeXGP0u8CKtb8rytZQedHi5OBlwfwxqYs9KBMUXlpGPBVThPWDdLKRsqmdq-O0KpZHRC29nJggpaz4iydc_J0HMbPx_yoVAIFfSkC_JWCouk55LGY/s1600-h/Fire+in+the+hole.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165774166066319938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhS_sgdue5PmzAhTxCdyFVQQbpOoeXGP0u8CKtb8rytZQedHi5OBlwfwxqYs9KBMUXlpGPBVThPWDdLKRsqmdq-O0KpZHRC29nJggpaz4iydc_J0HMbPx_yoVAIFfSkC_JWCouk55LGY/s320/Fire+in+the+hole.jpg" border="0" /></a> The fire is almost ready to go in the toasting hut<br /></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczXilfChoWhN_RsP2PDGB3YG-Hku13vy6CcI2CVzkwFl1GIY_MjTVxLMT0qo1Fhl6IzSkLs0MU5VEiEPSWY9KThxudkWs4Wa0gxfkToMKqn_cW7apu6G3okvUpbvNy0Y-OROKdS_Pl44/s1600-h/more+manioc+still+needt+to+be+pealed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165773341432598962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczXilfChoWhN_RsP2PDGB3YG-Hku13vy6CcI2CVzkwFl1GIY_MjTVxLMT0qo1Fhl6IzSkLs0MU5VEiEPSWY9KThxudkWs4Wa0gxfkToMKqn_cW7apu6G3okvUpbvNy0Y-OROKdS_Pl44/s320/more+manioc+still+needt+to+be+pealed.jpg" border="0" /></a> More manioc to peel!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Erika kneading the manioc<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAN1K10pEoLudmGOGDDXkbYfGlPQoQOYHvmtzxZO3mJ2A-35T_vPDzpGQRdJ-AgEUNMRA-65zue-z2C-7p1xB1eIuQu1VmTdfAE-I22Syu5lvIDaOKvNwBYdFskzAx3w9OvPoISgSiOX4/s1600-h/kneading+the+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165773345727566274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAN1K10pEoLudmGOGDDXkbYfGlPQoQOYHvmtzxZO3mJ2A-35T_vPDzpGQRdJ-AgEUNMRA-65zue-z2C-7p1xB1eIuQu1VmTdfAE-I22Syu5lvIDaOKvNwBYdFskzAx3w9OvPoISgSiOX4/s320/kneading+the+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben is ready to start the pressing<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkFRzwIqjyo52jDdQ5pkX1Fm9S3vhqSn9cpr6vJQT4DpkdPdLjm4BOmmRsIbFEXDMRbBqWzammx0cL34tCryULRx8AUX7MecJi62Hmpm0ItUtQRGG1FE3Oz68NX_IPd8_dVmnDpOVegY/s1600-h/almosr+ready+to++press.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165773354317500882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkFRzwIqjyo52jDdQ5pkX1Fm9S3vhqSn9cpr6vJQT4DpkdPdLjm4BOmmRsIbFEXDMRbBqWzammx0cL34tCryULRx8AUX7MecJi62Hmpm0ItUtQRGG1FE3Oz68NX_IPd8_dVmnDpOVegY/s320/almosr+ready+to++press.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7JloIL7csk4595r3Dk4FWPQlwZADZkZXYryhM9d7Y75f3kPa1aTAFtJsfFgXeklVMDQBANDIVNyXT-S6O2h4MwqLHpabhoW1dhfr_P2t_KgNoefRcwmCyX-zIDExlegGC5Z7pBC_Rbc/s1600-h/bags+on+the+press.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165773367202402786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7JloIL7csk4595r3Dk4FWPQlwZADZkZXYryhM9d7Y75f3kPa1aTAFtJsfFgXeklVMDQBANDIVNyXT-S6O2h4MwqLHpabhoW1dhfr_P2t_KgNoefRcwmCyX-zIDExlegGC5Z7pBC_Rbc/s320/bags+on+the+press.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p>The guys lock down the press<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvNNWKoSuNIBo9uAPBwtdN7Ng9sjRFgVZLJQTxErHeYkC0eJGHxMcqc__DsUkZ8SSC-wa7-o9E45-FlJk-tq2WO-b_KS8HdglgkJMwzbbb4ilG46al6J5WB5-NT3v0Wm8FyRzPcyhoao/s1600-h/hlding+down+press+getting+ready+to+lock+down.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165773375792337394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvNNWKoSuNIBo9uAPBwtdN7Ng9sjRFgVZLJQTxErHeYkC0eJGHxMcqc__DsUkZ8SSC-wa7-o9E45-FlJk-tq2WO-b_KS8HdglgkJMwzbbb4ilG46al6J5WB5-NT3v0Wm8FyRzPcyhoao/s320/hlding+down+press+getting+ready+to+lock+down.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-86424493797899937022008-02-11T11:48:00.001-05:002008-02-11T12:48:48.152-05:00Lots of Manioc Processing Pictures-Jan 22 thru 26<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3rVT1cJjVgLgvXKinqgpRyaEabhAQYbIUNk7IRo027pTRkhZDRL7lNTnCfknkAd5mbiyU-MiwqxBLe3heLYVqpx0eC7VZcpTSL6GBo5ckksPvL8aVMl8AZkyGnPovsfp14QgKVMjrMk/s1600-h/almosr+ready+to++press.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165770781632090434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3rVT1cJjVgLgvXKinqgpRyaEabhAQYbIUNk7IRo027pTRkhZDRL7lNTnCfknkAd5mbiyU-MiwqxBLe3heLYVqpx0eC7VZcpTSL6GBo5ckksPvL8aVMl8AZkyGnPovsfp14QgKVMjrMk/s320/almosr+ready+to++press.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW88AcJ86TWNgyx4i9Y01ZYPAiCb3DhjPsqMoYhS_Ik-DA-cdh0vd8_6AOnHjQCW-x9iY81_0fQcS9wnNH9HKHJB9lA0L_L6cMREIA5GGS9F2_ggJfuU9qXVJ3zewFNpq62E9CtwLTw5U/s1600-h/bags+on+press+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165770785927057746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW88AcJ86TWNgyx4i9Y01ZYPAiCb3DhjPsqMoYhS_Ik-DA-cdh0vd8_6AOnHjQCW-x9iY81_0fQcS9wnNH9HKHJB9lA0L_L6cMREIA5GGS9F2_ggJfuU9qXVJ3zewFNpq62E9CtwLTw5U/s320/bags+on+press+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-v_7iHvDycCdBkID-vAzg_2L9rdAJCFBRqcfal-3MVh_XXkS_FQIHMbkxiQ1UumldOumMteSJu9AGBPnrycMqo3I0c1YgnABDEFT5e1YQ3GWy8BN3v1xVx1cH1ShfgLpaZJiySxy0Xk/s1600-h/press+locked+down.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165770846056599906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-v_7iHvDycCdBkID-vAzg_2L9rdAJCFBRqcfal-3MVh_XXkS_FQIHMbkxiQ1UumldOumMteSJu9AGBPnrycMqo3I0c1YgnABDEFT5e1YQ3GWy8BN3v1xVx1cH1ShfgLpaZJiySxy0Xk/s320/press+locked+down.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXOSJ9grqn3n4TmwYa18LS_yRsp8fkY8jch12x3ObsJXy7RejNTO7GJCZfmjda-mKtLk-4_ogRGpmRdHWntyD84HliMraAEA06wCmsDRT1NY5boYGj7KPmcawkeMbjU9r3RNp8Ie4iPE/s1600-h/pressed+bags+of+manioc+with+liquid+dripping+out.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165770889006272882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXOSJ9grqn3n4TmwYa18LS_yRsp8fkY8jch12x3ObsJXy7RejNTO7GJCZfmjda-mKtLk-4_ogRGpmRdHWntyD84HliMraAEA06wCmsDRT1NY5boYGj7KPmcawkeMbjU9r3RNp8Ie4iPE/s320/pressed+bags+of+manioc+with+liquid+dripping+out.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqojEv4bYEVd26_U34gj_2ZxeFJblOvQsZpRR3lsbuSQUUgwxZgYLDnxAc_ZHaNFCmtYFYbmZZxB7fnNAeQACr2zUeoefHDGGjAiV-fjNjpjak3j7aYq20h_U_iYhhTBFYrdTQAT5D7Q/s1600-h/two+full+mags+of+mashed+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165770893301240194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqojEv4bYEVd26_U34gj_2ZxeFJblOvQsZpRR3lsbuSQUUgwxZgYLDnxAc_ZHaNFCmtYFYbmZZxB7fnNAeQACr2zUeoefHDGGjAiV-fjNjpjak3j7aYq20h_U_iYhhTBFYrdTQAT5D7Q/s320/two+full+mags+of+mashed+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDIhAS8aTGCQtgCeXNem8SOxEmLv3-ftVKK6PzrswTMCeAuwIBQeCPqK7BxPy0fRMEL8U7UfWPplTlFZlJEwTxI9AHq5r1WBundSeBk2b6epnf_BbnTXEYL8470Bd-4_7rNVBsIQULjg/s1600-h/more+manioc+still+needt+to+be+pealed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165769604811051250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDIhAS8aTGCQtgCeXNem8SOxEmLv3-ftVKK6PzrswTMCeAuwIBQeCPqK7BxPy0fRMEL8U7UfWPplTlFZlJEwTxI9AHq5r1WBundSeBk2b6epnf_BbnTXEYL8470Bd-4_7rNVBsIQULjg/s320/more+manioc+still+needt+to+be+pealed.jpg" border="0" /></a> Manioc that still needs peeled</div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-fcZ_rFeYdQVi8z3VoJ2Z-DcryYqybOrcxOHefVREVJ8nYQVuKI55cxVAhXs7ctMsiHJvB2N819zBx4Nrc_uaaKimRbUQABVWoGAYO8RQi9WDrrf4la1UpaNQqm_l__UKMjWdFetmBo/s1600-h/building+the+press+for+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165769613400985858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-fcZ_rFeYdQVi8z3VoJ2Z-DcryYqybOrcxOHefVREVJ8nYQVuKI55cxVAhXs7ctMsiHJvB2N819zBx4Nrc_uaaKimRbUQABVWoGAYO8RQi9WDrrf4la1UpaNQqm_l__UKMjWdFetmBo/s320/building+the+press+for+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> Building the press<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4U-XgAHru2kOC2YdAPfysaA1mEqjvPuZILP4ni0khgsYkBmYtxPbah5Ge1YXzwycQAfLhAf_f-JEJqFXco3jO7EUn4vrEOkIlTGWdFrGJ-vWSuEL85ypEYInHnoMU3ypaP18o3fmoyU/s1600-h/kneading+the+manioc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165769634875822354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4U-XgAHru2kOC2YdAPfysaA1mEqjvPuZILP4ni0khgsYkBmYtxPbah5Ge1YXzwycQAfLhAf_f-JEJqFXco3jO7EUn4vrEOkIlTGWdFrGJ-vWSuEL85ypEYInHnoMU3ypaP18o3fmoyU/s320/kneading+the+manioc.jpg" border="0" /></a> Kneading the yuca</p><br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2YZZg8E26L2R_vvmlKhzFWPpcrAhcB7AI2soycZ5wkqu_mm3swMxYfn-qDQTiOud3h-bj5vdUX5Krr3Gcq5YU3ClD8M6yT5UgTZuhHnjEWcaHVhtGDmiuimG7QaddL38uIa5ommCOuw/s1600-h/hlding+down+press+getting+ready+to+lock+down.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165769643465756962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2YZZg8E26L2R_vvmlKhzFWPpcrAhcB7AI2soycZ5wkqu_mm3swMxYfn-qDQTiOud3h-bj5vdUX5Krr3Gcq5YU3ClD8M6yT5UgTZuhHnjEWcaHVhtGDmiuimG7QaddL38uIa5ommCOuw/s320/hlding+down+press+getting+ready+to+lock+down.jpg" border="0" /></a> Locking down the press</p><br /><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6trhnxZ-EXKS55XJqLt84jpB4RehK29aiVh3WtsU2FjG2v7wozR5MsWIQDYFDt-fhNXvtNVDXWV2iVolSeGAgNxt-t32fvpqFE2YqN0GQN-6S6ME3MzaO4Fm7pQkzEFDOOMeuamMaes/s1600-h/locking+down+press.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165769660645626162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6trhnxZ-EXKS55XJqLt84jpB4RehK29aiVh3WtsU2FjG2v7wozR5MsWIQDYFDt-fhNXvtNVDXWV2iVolSeGAgNxt-t32fvpqFE2YqN0GQN-6S6ME3MzaO4Fm7pQkzEFDOOMeuamMaes/s320/locking+down+press.jpg" border="0" /></a> Stacking the weight on the press<br /></p><br /><br /><div>These are pictures from our 4 day adventure in processing manioc!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-53302723438566148422008-02-11T09:55:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:48:04.257-05:00January 22nd thru 26th- Manioc Production<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMOkuf-K96ICgymMyWXFHcOZQVht-iVw0zHUIjd6RGXXtl9MpY_2Sm7jR6xtQgdqeyq0SlKQ8u3uTcSr3X2xOgt_uEw2D7QgUal5FXzD03jMWJn0bzgrqxEFDugcJcW7kFBrZtbQd3iw/s1600-h/building+an+oven.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165764502389903442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMOkuf-K96ICgymMyWXFHcOZQVht-iVw0zHUIjd6RGXXtl9MpY_2Sm7jR6xtQgdqeyq0SlKQ8u3uTcSr3X2xOgt_uEw2D7QgUal5FXzD03jMWJn0bzgrqxEFDugcJcW7kFBrZtbQd3iw/s320/building+an+oven.jpg" border="0" /></a> Building the oven in toasting hut<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVUh5hKF40Li-dnJqrFkYZBb75GqSII5_qliqT_BMi8kQ10CHMcL8Vq6QV9n-1rBze5WHAfcy_5pfesQAqnPF6YyhVjXPMCPX8hOm-k-VL3mJbEcvnTdxDWIblbKIbtoI7My3FHjFymg/s1600-h/Erika+helping+move+clay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165764519569772642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVUh5hKF40Li-dnJqrFkYZBb75GqSII5_qliqT_BMi8kQ10CHMcL8Vq6QV9n-1rBze5WHAfcy_5pfesQAqnPF6YyhVjXPMCPX8hOm-k-VL3mJbEcvnTdxDWIblbKIbtoI7My3FHjFymg/s320/Erika+helping+move+clay.jpg" border="0" /></a> Caring clay for the oven<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC6bcRUCuq0aC8l-T_kdRIKoLd2xvkWb47kh8rqX3aINJ5P0QnwBNxpVVCV_V8HqCPcDSFXnh99CVyVJJLEUzrX2ZkXkmF4Rm76g8YjvP3V2FHO1Ocq5ppaGzccTDurOwdyI2FskhYS0/s1600-h/Manioc+soaking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165764528159707250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC6bcRUCuq0aC8l-T_kdRIKoLd2xvkWb47kh8rqX3aINJ5P0QnwBNxpVVCV_V8HqCPcDSFXnh99CVyVJJLEUzrX2ZkXkmF4Rm76g8YjvP3V2FHO1Ocq5ppaGzccTDurOwdyI2FskhYS0/s320/Manioc+soaking.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yuca soaking</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj_jx0jabAM0vx_HLBEdN3R_6vuG89NNJMCxoB1oa63PBCBym8_BhyphenhyphenM1YqO12zEK6mSGunPOV0YcFRi0mMl7NGfOTIhdtGEk6ss6XVXhdzZNqzQ2xFVlRXEZ58UiV91KC2YsOskGlgeM/s1600-h/working+hard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165764545339576450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj_jx0jabAM0vx_HLBEdN3R_6vuG89NNJMCxoB1oa63PBCBym8_BhyphenhyphenM1YqO12zEK6mSGunPOV0YcFRi0mMl7NGfOTIhdtGEk6ss6XVXhdzZNqzQ2xFVlRXEZ58UiV91KC2YsOskGlgeM/s320/working+hard.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben is working hard, digging up clay for the oven</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-eMSf7J1nIwMtRnIo2nmIwYY5GL2u1vTtOSkBdm9FCaoNqFPexgbUkzZ6bNmRR5yccjCPgwr4i8dVyPor5Ez0sWii1JjBz8I8hEigl9JOhu0Vy6QnCEOzl5kfu04PSAtRDw6nnZQGpM/s1600-h/boat+full+of+yuca.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165764553929511058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-eMSf7J1nIwMtRnIo2nmIwYY5GL2u1vTtOSkBdm9FCaoNqFPexgbUkzZ6bNmRR5yccjCPgwr4i8dVyPor5Ez0sWii1JjBz8I8hEigl9JOhu0Vy6QnCEOzl5kfu04PSAtRDw6nnZQGpM/s320/boat+full+of+yuca.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yuca sitting out to soften</p>22-26/01/08<br /><br />Life here is very different... everything moves much more slowly. For example yesterday and today we have been helping in the yuca or manioc (manihot esculenta) production of some local people. The process starts with harvesting the yuca (pronounced 'yoo-cuh', and and it is not the same as yucca!) from the field which takes some time because you have to use your canoe to get the farm which is located on higher ground, harvest, and then canoe back from the farm.<br /><br />When you arrive back at your homestead, you have to peel the yuca, and then place the peeled yuca in a canoe or some other storage vessel, to sit for a few days. At Don Caesar and Isolina's house the peeled manioc was placed in a canoe and left underwater for a few days. When Ben and I arrived to help, we were able to help bale the water and manioc out of the canoe, and transfer the yuca to another container made out of wood pallets. This is basically allowing the yuca to rot a bit, so it softens up. After the yuca softens, it needs to be transferred to another container, and kneaded like bread dough into soft, pliable chunks. The kneaded yuca is then transferred to sacks and transferred to a press to have all of the moisture squeezed out. Ben and I were able to help construct the press and also to help constuct the toasting stove to be used later on in the process.<br /><br />After about one day of being pressed the yuca was sufficiently dry to be grated over a large metal screen into very small particles. We removed any woody or rotted pieces during this part of the process and finally after about three days of preparation the toasting could begin!<br /><br />The manioc processing is very slow, and involves lots of breaks to have refreshments, like "jungle milk" which was a delicious and soothing concoction of yuca and honey and I think evaporated milk?!<br /><br />The toasting or cooking began, inside the structure that Don Caesar had built. We transferred the grated yuca into the large iron tray and put it over the fire. The smoke was pretty pungent and the cooking takes about 2 hours during which you are supposed to stand over the farina and stir the whole time, to keep it from sticking to the bottom. When the cooking of the manioc/yuca is completed the finished product is called "Farina". This is not the farina that some of us may be familiar with, but simply the toasted, cooked manioc root that is a staple of the local diet.<br /><br /><br />When completed the cooked manic resembles cornmeal and actually tastes a bit like roasted corn. We ate some raw and then stirred some into a cup of water which didn’t taste very good, but maybe with some honey it would have been better. However it is definitely very filling to eat so it does its job well as a staple food. We were given some farina to bring back to the lodge and some for Ben and I to bring home to the states. Farina apparently has a pretty long shelf life, about 6 months dry if I am remembering correctly. We also had some farina prepared for lunch, fried and salted and it tasted much better like granola or grape nuts and I think it would probably be really good with yogurt!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-85227870110374521852008-02-11T08:39:00.000-05:002008-02-11T09:45:31.918-05:00January 21st- The Amazon Research Center (ARC)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLJxuCySYKymzJMIVNrv_g42jpogTCGDWq2yjhIFKrQ41spzyhjbDWyNaWsnwPqmrOHyMp0k7pDdvzNyOyaotB54ZAOcy4azo7WNqL7qX1YF6rfu3VbrbvhefxZtw2xAVOSjehvKutnM/s1600-h/army+ants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165733187783348242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLJxuCySYKymzJMIVNrv_g42jpogTCGDWq2yjhIFKrQ41spzyhjbDWyNaWsnwPqmrOHyMp0k7pDdvzNyOyaotB54ZAOcy4azo7WNqL7qX1YF6rfu3VbrbvhefxZtw2xAVOSjehvKutnM/s320/army+ants.jpg" border="0" /></a> Can you see the army ants?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq9kWoQ_2lXjeZJcS3EyNIv9VIwCoQpSdLtPeZAJLENIsv34yFWNIpWVdiRv7vC9AsQsGeASkur5GwaQo9Y2xyiJvfHVP1BTmygkxf7K-ZCkn9HTTrgJ-VeClqNyuItJLAoq5tXBfZ_I/s1600-h/rainbow+over+the+research+center.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165733196373282850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq9kWoQ_2lXjeZJcS3EyNIv9VIwCoQpSdLtPeZAJLENIsv34yFWNIpWVdiRv7vC9AsQsGeASkur5GwaQo9Y2xyiJvfHVP1BTmygkxf7K-ZCkn9HTTrgJ-VeClqNyuItJLAoq5tXBfZ_I/s320/rainbow+over+the+research+center.jpg" border="0" /></a> Rainbow over the Research Center<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztJGlSio81qjV0Z0NbHeanoXN1igWofWqFlAZGDdCeBlXUH5Bi_goUZdo_uOGWzahIAisOLk9Q9c7puZvAF4Zn1Hslt-onxHQjs22tU-mwVC3Tl1N1eDzUaDyQKaCy7N5t0tIaHCI3iw/s1600-h/long+nose+bat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165733204963217458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztJGlSio81qjV0Z0NbHeanoXN1igWofWqFlAZGDdCeBlXUH5Bi_goUZdo_uOGWzahIAisOLk9Q9c7puZvAF4Zn1Hslt-onxHQjs22tU-mwVC3Tl1N1eDzUaDyQKaCy7N5t0tIaHCI3iw/s320/long+nose+bat.jpg" border="0" /></a> Can you see the bat?</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievPWR0GaGWwzad8asyPrUBCQ0rjSuGURjMon8dnCSCs3AB6GXzwp6prX86ebSY-pyY9g2tuEDww-jLZpyMd7KBL4tTSFAuPHcEby8ADBIvwvh3SivyLGO9q5dhhvMbq5g9PlTJQyVQcY/s1600-h/flooded+forest+boat+ride.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165733213553152066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievPWR0GaGWwzad8asyPrUBCQ0rjSuGURjMon8dnCSCs3AB6GXzwp6prX86ebSY-pyY9g2tuEDww-jLZpyMd7KBL4tTSFAuPHcEby8ADBIvwvh3SivyLGO9q5dhhvMbq5g9PlTJQyVQcY/s320/flooded+forest+boat+ride.jpg" border="0" /></a> Is this really the boat path? Yes, this is the boatway thru the Flooded Forest!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKgSttecOui86tmWMYnLUXmmfK7Kt57qjf79E0rgVwLI1zJSJUcQaawSd3bLxfzNu6ccHgVhx1s-Llh4zo2rBB4RviBw5ZZAC9ZC0Wk6cgzipP_Uc_8M6JituB-lwxDe8uqJyDJQKZyQ/s1600-h/Blackwater+lake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165720719493287794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKgSttecOui86tmWMYnLUXmmfK7Kt57qjf79E0rgVwLI1zJSJUcQaawSd3bLxfzNu6ccHgVhx1s-Llh4zo2rBB4RviBw5ZZAC9ZC0Wk6cgzipP_Uc_8M6JituB-lwxDe8uqJyDJQKZyQ/s320/Blackwater+lake.jpg" border="0" /></a> Blackwater Lake<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpX72uhL9YDe-Lp7__WG2ghn6OaRpJXku7Um8ltCiojqk4dOgfuGQGu36hyjZd0-tEN5Rvgh88p1SUcETkTma5JKlHj-rDSkg_Al3unAnhNj5dGBxMYv6rhRTP5PGHzoKsl4SnnjrKq8/s1600-h/Mistletoe+is+abundant+and+invasive.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165720732378189698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpX72uhL9YDe-Lp7__WG2ghn6OaRpJXku7Um8ltCiojqk4dOgfuGQGu36hyjZd0-tEN5Rvgh88p1SUcETkTma5JKlHj-rDSkg_Al3unAnhNj5dGBxMYv6rhRTP5PGHzoKsl4SnnjrKq8/s320/Mistletoe+is+abundant+and+invasive.jpg" border="0" /></a>This mistletoe is beautiful and very invasive! </p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGsUut0lVpt15dUcbIfdTYx9iQ7thMyZKwjS2BzySLzBWzB8lyI9z_E9LtNbz6UcCzASUtkwvzynMYi3FFwNz6F5Rez8HR3U2HDSKuIthRMF8QoR9bey6xkwTQhD0XTiExlEVTSom5Oc/s1600-h/Where+are+the+dolphins!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165720732378189714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGsUut0lVpt15dUcbIfdTYx9iQ7thMyZKwjS2BzySLzBWzB8lyI9z_E9LtNbz6UcCzASUtkwvzynMYi3FFwNz6F5Rez8HR3U2HDSKuIthRMF8QoR9bey6xkwTQhD0XTiExlEVTSom5Oc/s320/Where+are+the+dolphins!.jpg" border="0" /></a> The lake is beautiful, but where are the pink dolphins?!</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIflmqRbhM0AxjoZStjKeUzpyYGErktzyZgnt0bkFY2fXOOukX7ij_hw9HFUhDRzls8W4GmKQRpyMoClEB_WZe_-dYXWgIfoPkP9XNwTcddvYtwWxiugOeUuIXK98fowMFkOKeCw8YReE/s1600-h/shaking+ginger+to+ward+away+bad+spirits.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165720736673157026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIflmqRbhM0AxjoZStjKeUzpyYGErktzyZgnt0bkFY2fXOOukX7ij_hw9HFUhDRzls8W4GmKQRpyMoClEB_WZe_-dYXWgIfoPkP9XNwTcddvYtwWxiugOeUuIXK98fowMFkOKeCw8YReE/s320/shaking+ginger+to+ward+away+bad+spirits.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shaking ginger to ward away bad spirits and mosquitoes!</p><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoDjdTJHKM-LQsqVECscL-_QL5hSFSQXw2WLcVCgjj4ZDj127k2op_flKwMI9PcuR0UAnd6aMvpiEkbXqyTgLE1f51K5tNTc_k05NxwJxFSBkfdGrFEb4RmaWpQhAoPOYxEEFfo6PyDE/s1600-h/this+it+the+trail!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165720745263091634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoDjdTJHKM-LQsqVECscL-_QL5hSFSQXw2WLcVCgjj4ZDj127k2op_flKwMI9PcuR0UAnd6aMvpiEkbXqyTgLE1f51K5tNTc_k05NxwJxFSBkfdGrFEb4RmaWpQhAoPOYxEEFfo6PyDE/s320/this+it+the+trail!.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the trail at the Research Center.<br /></p>21/01/08<br /><br /><br />The scale of this forest is really something that is almost indescribable and impossible to replicate! This morning we went on a very difficult hike, not because the terrain was particularly tricky, though it was in some places, but because you are constantly having the watch the ground and watch where you put your hand for stability- ants and tree roots, not jaguars, are the probably the biggest dangers to a hiker in the rainforest! We saw some wonderful things during out time at the research center, including the pink dolphins! Unfortunately they are a little bit too quick and playful for Ben and I and we couldn’t get any pictures of them :( But here are some other photos of their home and the forest around the ARC.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-56598771329053010432008-02-11T08:24:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:39:19.098-05:00January 20th- Sustainability in the Reserve<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyA9GkXjYyLuDyCwX2ch7GmU9tr72PeulrVhOF_ZHgk-0ncuaouU0XBc4xCr6dwD6cp5MA5V-71ju5QcBPjMlyhJDzWsz3IWHyqPCSSEPPSKHPmDDDFyBMe6ZckaUTi31XTbce-usMiU/s1600-h/Jail.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165716433115926338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyA9GkXjYyLuDyCwX2ch7GmU9tr72PeulrVhOF_ZHgk-0ncuaouU0XBc4xCr6dwD6cp5MA5V-71ju5QcBPjMlyhJDzWsz3IWHyqPCSSEPPSKHPmDDDFyBMe6ZckaUTi31XTbce-usMiU/s320/Jail.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jail doesn't look like fun!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8qYzABWUTRKjXIr2qanW5uxFACymson6yPbf4tW9MtjuvDl6eP5FInM9T684BmaEGMF2vUW86K6JLoMti7AJIdRnJg3oREWZCKM5uwjHr7XXwZP1BojferEU0bG_vXviUXQgD7zXaIc/s1600-h/Jail+in+Buena+Vista.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165716441705860946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8qYzABWUTRKjXIr2qanW5uxFACymson6yPbf4tW9MtjuvDl6eP5FInM9T684BmaEGMF2vUW86K6JLoMti7AJIdRnJg3oREWZCKM5uwjHr7XXwZP1BojferEU0bG_vXviUXQgD7zXaIc/s320/Jail+in+Buena+Vista.JPG" border="0" /></a> Erika is trying to stay out of the jail!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8y9x736ToCd2pe2lfcwONbsbS2UQ5SswiHyooMyOqMAhsmHKSqRFYa0ZD9rh_-QiUQ7KEAJEEkkao65Cs0WrzJVkvJp40noNttfGrnex7tmxVw7D-vsBGGQRQp6Hsq7M79Yt6gfCHVM/s1600-h/Aguaje+plam.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165716454590762850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8y9x736ToCd2pe2lfcwONbsbS2UQ5SswiHyooMyOqMAhsmHKSqRFYa0ZD9rh_-QiUQ7KEAJEEkkao65Cs0WrzJVkvJp40noNttfGrnex7tmxVw7D-vsBGGQRQp6Hsq7M79Yt6gfCHVM/s320/Aguaje+plam.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Aguaje Palm!<br /></p>20/01/08<br /><br />A few days ago when we visited Buena Vista we learned some interesting things about the policies regarding plants and animals in the Communal Reserve Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo, the border of which is very close to our lodge. There are four villages involved in the communal reserve: Chino (the largest village), San Pedro, El Diamante, and Buena Vista. Each of the villages has representation on the Reserve committee, and they make rules and policy regarding the ecological happenings within the reserve borders. The Peruvian government has recognized the reserve in recent years, and local villagers have received help outside agencies in setting priorities and guidelines governing the reserve. One of the plant species of concern in the reserve is: the Aguaje Palm, which is an extremely important asset in all aspects of local life. The animals that you are prohibited from hunting in the reserve are howler and spider monkeys, and families are only allowed to harvest a certain number of animals like Paca (agoutis) for personal use or for sale. If you break the communal rules and hunt an animal or fish that is prohibited or fell a tree that is protected the item taken from you and given to the community and you will pay a fine or spend a night in jail. People here are very aware of how important their natural resources are and how intricately connected their personal happiness and health is tied to the health of their local ecology.<br /><br />Almost all the villager we spoke to around the Tahuayo, noted that things had changed a good deal over the past 100 years. Human populations have increased and animal and fish populations have decreased. Peccary and monkeys are not as abundant anymore. Paiche is now endangered. There is more agriculture and less hunting, because there is less to hunt.<br /><br />Today we are taking a boat further upstream to the more remote Amazon Research Center for a few nights. The ARC is located within the boundary of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve. The forest there encompasses both Varzea and Terra Firme. We will have the opportunity to see more primates, pink dolphins and other wildlife and experience an even more untouched version of the forests of the Amazon Basin.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-54356641006365171582008-02-07T10:52:00.000-05:002008-02-07T11:03:11.684-05:00January 19th- Sugar Cane<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0t0bzylHUJdAhJlEgNfOq7nwZeBTqpeaf6CrtmI4IpHeOiyEyPfLdcNj2Gk6AaewHnzMmkHif8vu7MGTjuhZe9JvY1koosru0GUq5WJrB_qkRohvSejZYONJdMGmbyw0IT_nCKQNa_U/s1600-h/Estephanie+watches+Ben+twist!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268811783599394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0t0bzylHUJdAhJlEgNfOq7nwZeBTqpeaf6CrtmI4IpHeOiyEyPfLdcNj2Gk6AaewHnzMmkHif8vu7MGTjuhZe9JvY1koosru0GUq5WJrB_qkRohvSejZYONJdMGmbyw0IT_nCKQNa_U/s320/Estephanie+watches+Ben+twist!.JPG" border="0" /></a> Estephanie watches Ben twist the stalk to get all the juice out<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6r9S4QOE6HyBsHtouP7cwgsnZI5k15WdrV2YWlqplxUs4gtm2xr8QFuC1zxLHpLZNMaW9_xB9yfP5zSsnBpJj_0U_mUXvx1-j0W7il6k0RBEXSkPkYW0smQr7_ErY-BX1pmZ9bG6gdo/s1600-h/You+have+to+twist+the+stalk+to+get+the+juice+out!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268816078566706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6r9S4QOE6HyBsHtouP7cwgsnZI5k15WdrV2YWlqplxUs4gtm2xr8QFuC1zxLHpLZNMaW9_xB9yfP5zSsnBpJj_0U_mUXvx1-j0W7il6k0RBEXSkPkYW0smQr7_ErY-BX1pmZ9bG6gdo/s320/You+have+to+twist+the+stalk+to+get+the+juice+out!.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuaDjzfwcfTS6iDZ4Qoy0Tkovj9OupgAWz3DKSQKa7pyd6soVl_U-Pvj5nZTmCq7JaH7pNLl1R8z81LaWlPHVIaflnSORQ8yRw7ZEDN03VsB_RnrNBhQn6NK0ug37r3-45boUlIFisLE/s1600-h/Ben+is+learning+how+to+press+cane.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268304977458386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuaDjzfwcfTS6iDZ4Qoy0Tkovj9OupgAWz3DKSQKa7pyd6soVl_U-Pvj5nZTmCq7JaH7pNLl1R8z81LaWlPHVIaflnSORQ8yRw7ZEDN03VsB_RnrNBhQn6NK0ug37r3-45boUlIFisLE/s400/Ben+is+learning+how+to+press+cane.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ben was very serious about this process :)</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXW3HgnKB9bEHaPHrKdPSJNjpHzXWv3jNFZ1iG4GRf_AwsC8DVPiqvFY2Rhwhi-YTsDmNxfgm82AOSoIhmyw3DVf8BVV0FUSwNlDMOCKiKbhrhsRmC5fG5ioRcjB96K8Xg6H4SGzq5sU/s1600-h/Cachete.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268313567392994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXW3HgnKB9bEHaPHrKdPSJNjpHzXWv3jNFZ1iG4GRf_AwsC8DVPiqvFY2Rhwhi-YTsDmNxfgm82AOSoIhmyw3DVf8BVV0FUSwNlDMOCKiKbhrhsRmC5fG5ioRcjB96K8Xg6H4SGzq5sU/s400/Cachete.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Cachete"<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nzwzKjj1Obz_aeWfYMmzAJYfNKbexQw54RnIbUcrfDKj1K-bTqdGeJi7F5jJTzS8Qn0aEL8dsc9zdrs8FNjt01soJIKayPMp1LCkf2Az9GqX_MIfiVeH5kYayZFcRFKIYNivCljTe4U/s1600-h/Cane+press+with+Julia+and+Chistian.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268317862360306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nzwzKjj1Obz_aeWfYMmzAJYfNKbexQw54RnIbUcrfDKj1K-bTqdGeJi7F5jJTzS8Qn0aEL8dsc9zdrs8FNjt01soJIKayPMp1LCkf2Az9GqX_MIfiVeH5kYayZFcRFKIYNivCljTe4U/s400/Cane+press+with+Julia+and+Chistian.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9027ZOamZSkBd7pN7I0Fo-agcXVIU9u9TScHv2EIRYJr0jVnWVKgmHmtnuqlFmN_C7K2XeCJdagkH_iRzWIpOb5xE7n4Tl2EmjexdiFzHhdsckv4tlO94OGCUJsXM1pxHNoddKPWQ3E/s1600-h/Erika+says+this+is+harder+than+it+looks!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268322157327618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9027ZOamZSkBd7pN7I0Fo-agcXVIU9u9TScHv2EIRYJr0jVnWVKgmHmtnuqlFmN_C7K2XeCJdagkH_iRzWIpOb5xE7n4Tl2EmjexdiFzHhdsckv4tlO94OGCUJsXM1pxHNoddKPWQ3E/s400/Erika+says+this+is+harder+than+it+looks!.JPG" border="0" /></a> Erika Says this is harder than it looks!</p><p> </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu68i-kCiKuFHmDgnTTcQqObqgP2pfEGOrDRDgju3eWk15KpeqLiEIi4ZHE8Fuf3U0xuAC8pkthyphenhyphenmb-I_0HzXbtkp4GWkS_EPyGuseK1xzGMYJ4RcoJjpr9wmSU4_MEd2z2-Gmzp7mM24/s1600-h/We+are+serious+about+this+cane+pressing!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164268326452294930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu68i-kCiKuFHmDgnTTcQqObqgP2pfEGOrDRDgju3eWk15KpeqLiEIi4ZHE8Fuf3U0xuAC8pkthyphenhyphenmb-I_0HzXbtkp4GWkS_EPyGuseK1xzGMYJ4RcoJjpr9wmSU4_MEd2z2-Gmzp7mM24/s400/We+are+serious+about+this+cane+pressing!.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>So we learned how to press sugar cane after having our cooking class, and eating as much as we possibly could! This was probably one of the most fun days we had on the trip. We pressed the cane and then got to drink the "fruits of our labor" so to speak, with a dash of fresh lime juice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are the notes I took on pressing sugar cane:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We also had the opportunity to press some sugar cane on the “cachete”, or sugar cane press. The sugar cane here is a robust plant! The stalks grow very large and thick. Sugar can juice is obtained by pressing the stalks and it is primarily used to make sugar cane rum, or as a sugar cane drink (non-fermented for children) as a delivery agent for medicines, and the stalks are chewed on as candy by the village children.<br /><br />Basically you squeeze the cane on a wooden press with a long flattened stick. The juice is collected in a bucket and fermented for about 8 days. The pot or container must be sealed on top while the juice ferments. The sugar cane is then distilled in a process similar to the process of making whiskey. As it is distilled it is heated and the degrees centigrade, 10, 14, etc. will tell you the strength of the rum; the higher the degrees the stronger the rum.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-25029470702467377132008-02-07T10:40:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:49:35.926-05:00January 19th- Yes, we really did eat this much<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B31UHJiVP4sirwVCfevkbyQZuoZ1wPm0yVRMxoLdhV_YhlmEQQ21orYtIRw0IN_S5SnenVkmVIGuomh0KrmU42Z2vaETR5u-5ia13A1kkoLJ7rPUppk58HpCW-T-GlOmzcrkdF55O1Y/s1600-h/Ben+enjoing+suri+soup.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164264731564668034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B31UHJiVP4sirwVCfevkbyQZuoZ1wPm0yVRMxoLdhV_YhlmEQQ21orYtIRw0IN_S5SnenVkmVIGuomh0KrmU42Z2vaETR5u-5ia13A1kkoLJ7rPUppk58HpCW-T-GlOmzcrkdF55O1Y/s400/Ben+enjoing+suri+soup.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NqODNzuI9aePd8lTcwbM66nehXpt0qmY6cNg8bHYBsL6RaqhtyKBMzVIfIPZ6YW0tie1vLdDKfsLEdsvisOosgpWuwMvZTeImEibl-qI4MDHRbkRSsa3oh7waY5XP0Ibz9jzivDYDag/s1600-h/Even+blurry+you+know+what+they+are!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164264735859635346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NqODNzuI9aePd8lTcwbM66nehXpt0qmY6cNg8bHYBsL6RaqhtyKBMzVIfIPZ6YW0tie1vLdDKfsLEdsvisOosgpWuwMvZTeImEibl-qI4MDHRbkRSsa3oh7waY5XP0Ibz9jzivDYDag/s400/Even+blurry+you+know+what+they+are!.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO5RALGpviBWlY48cDhoj6TL7957WgFDOMBDRuvW28yPi3hFO8N3wWE_wTvko7x2OIe3D4wT8hp8jiP9_tIi6W0mkQaDbjY789-JMUQi1WG4KCnM9mqBz9AOdHwXL0SEVvFiqvhe5Cs0/s1600-h/Masamorra+de+sori+is+tasty.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164264744449569954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO5RALGpviBWlY48cDhoj6TL7957WgFDOMBDRuvW28yPi3hFO8N3wWE_wTvko7x2OIe3D4wT8hp8jiP9_tIi6W0mkQaDbjY789-JMUQi1WG4KCnM9mqBz9AOdHwXL0SEVvFiqvhe5Cs0/s400/Masamorra+de+sori+is+tasty.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaptkiamvWHgbL8yY2_UvKy5XC_wjrTEhztOp8hxid0ZJN018lSoFK92QUZAsE4Eh-TtN3Q7pZMJMZAgrPaRc8TrofClqHY2OoSOcV4yjoc6w_3-zuaWNAZ9z2lNWRchUQxHBe0V152A/s1600-h/sori+in+hand.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164264748744537266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaptkiamvWHgbL8yY2_UvKy5XC_wjrTEhztOp8hxid0ZJN018lSoFK92QUZAsE4Eh-TtN3Q7pZMJMZAgrPaRc8TrofClqHY2OoSOcV4yjoc6w_3-zuaWNAZ9z2lNWRchUQxHBe0V152A/s400/sori+in+hand.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vBwk514jqz-fZGsHggqbqUAGBTz27kOoubEOPQRe7S6q7_PRGKvUo6Ds7TPFQVTEbPEfWgTITFYDPhtczpBWOmy_rSnF7UVeZXpoRDXRqR3GKHrv1BPMsGnn6FXXc1LKr1gRo8qtOxQ/s1600-h/one+hours+catch.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164264757334471874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vBwk514jqz-fZGsHggqbqUAGBTz27kOoubEOPQRe7S6q7_PRGKvUo6Ds7TPFQVTEbPEfWgTITFYDPhtczpBWOmy_rSnF7UVeZXpoRDXRqR3GKHrv1BPMsGnn6FXXc1LKr1gRo8qtOxQ/s400/one+hours+catch.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So, we were a little food obsessed during the trip, here are more pictures from our cooking class in Buena Vista!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-80762106429871998622008-02-07T10:31:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:40:21.536-05:00January 19th- More Food In Buena Vista<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaApdtiZ3A73mly5vvhEyij7aVcBX4EhbhIAnRe2iYPBlm-1pLGxvucjpKJdmby-gNH2cQ2lCtDT8-PvV7r5AlLfRHxX2wJalsmIQb3wvDE31RVkoXx6R9ssbD40P_TRl8GOoVFJp6TjI/s1600-h/humita+de+maize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164262596965921842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaApdtiZ3A73mly5vvhEyij7aVcBX4EhbhIAnRe2iYPBlm-1pLGxvucjpKJdmby-gNH2cQ2lCtDT8-PvV7r5AlLfRHxX2wJalsmIQb3wvDE31RVkoXx6R9ssbD40P_TRl8GOoVFJp6TjI/s400/humita+de+maize.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5aO_vY_q5o4VEf-9ltuHyjkMfamtCNQOVGJ2i5NebDNux4CSBWkpsszaXLDW-88le4h1FqfzcyZTpE6N551jYk22DvnmB7UJWJkKGrBqGB2BE0q7C8YXM1adrNEw-nCO6i-HLSCWCN4/s1600-h/Christion+with+Peach+palm+fruit.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164262601260889154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5aO_vY_q5o4VEf-9ltuHyjkMfamtCNQOVGJ2i5NebDNux4CSBWkpsszaXLDW-88le4h1FqfzcyZTpE6N551jYk22DvnmB7UJWJkKGrBqGB2BE0q7C8YXM1adrNEw-nCO6i-HLSCWCN4/s400/Christion+with+Peach+palm+fruit.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids3DerEaT-7kv2Cjet5078Qnc9u1d_FnnbjUcmM5qx7UDmS54q-AVJlkiRFRxbFWhf-AtGmug5zf_e6tWwrXkWfFyqGoSUAwsWV_PHFvfltCo8OZAyhA4jHAhnpqHPw1db9tcIqJkz9s/s1600-h/Come+and+Eat!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164262605555856466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids3DerEaT-7kv2Cjet5078Qnc9u1d_FnnbjUcmM5qx7UDmS54q-AVJlkiRFRxbFWhf-AtGmug5zf_e6tWwrXkWfFyqGoSUAwsWV_PHFvfltCo8OZAyhA4jHAhnpqHPw1db9tcIqJkz9s/s400/Come+and+Eat!.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJHjP4GrOOPtSU2TH0H6iG9pQWx_AhZYd1qZcpoQE2avoOYZXPNPXB1CWjOb8rEo3Qg4nuQA5Itl0AsgD8kVHVPQrytxAeeGfhFUi5fXFjCoxa2UdB9AC591il5VxyGBP7io5wcZM4qw/s1600-h/Julia+grating+yuca+root.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164262609850823778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJHjP4GrOOPtSU2TH0H6iG9pQWx_AhZYd1qZcpoQE2avoOYZXPNPXB1CWjOb8rEo3Qg4nuQA5Itl0AsgD8kVHVPQrytxAeeGfhFUi5fXFjCoxa2UdB9AC591il5VxyGBP7io5wcZM4qw/s400/Julia+grating+yuca+root.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55g4t3BAQLh2irb5hyphenhyphen0LcCOcGL-1xYKnuH129AvhYx6IhZa90ksBZLr1AiNTBSqEiUsSVEtYx-9jdELP9Pa2WqQi7uwhghqgovOFCSSD_kwTNqKceYjc0xwiQSKAPtuGjtAQ3c_jidUA/s1600-h/Juice+of+yuca.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164262618440758386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55g4t3BAQLh2irb5hyphenhyphen0LcCOcGL-1xYKnuH129AvhYx6IhZa90ksBZLr1AiNTBSqEiUsSVEtYx-9jdELP9Pa2WqQi7uwhghqgovOFCSSD_kwTNqKceYjc0xwiQSKAPtuGjtAQ3c_jidUA/s400/Juice+of+yuca.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The main staple here as in other parts of Amazonia is yuca, also known as manioc. It is a primary source of both food and drink. It is included as a part of every meal. In the kitchen some other dishes might include:<br /><br />Fresh salsa eaten with the fruits of the peach palm and “Jungle Bread” also known as “beshu”- this is made by squeezing the juice from the yuca and grinding the yuca, shaping it into a pancake and frying. It looks like a pancake or large, fluffier tortilla.<br /><br />Bananas and platanos are the other primary food sources, though they are not native to the area. Bananas are roasted and mixed with pork or eaten as a desert of sorts, or sometimes made into a refresco.<br /><br />Cocona is a type of fruit, they look like a tomato, are in the tomato family and are bitter tasting. (The juice can also be used to condition your hair and to alleviate mosquito bites, but it burns and itches terribly for the 1st 10 minutes it is applied, then after you wash it off, no more itching!) Leaves are also used as a sunburn remedy and for snakebites.<br /><br />Larva soup is called “maza morra de suri” and you can also make this soup with out the suri and use plantain instead (or whatever else you have on hand!). The suri or plantains are sautéed and added to a soup with yuca, garlic, salt, pepper, fish or chicken, soybean oil, maybe carrots and let to simmer for an hour or so. Very tasty!<br /><br />“Tacacho” is salty banana, a little dumpling made of bananas that looks a little like a potato pancake.<br /><br />Macambo were roasted seeds that tasted a lot like pumpkin seeds and were served on a skewer.<br /><br />Common Beverages are:<br /><br />Mingado de Platanos is made from sugar or honey, smashed plantains, and cream or evaporated milk<br /><br />Chapo is a juice made from bananas (“Chapo” is a dialect work coming from either the Yagua or Bora natives). You chop the bananas and boil them for about 30 minutes, then cool, remove from water and mash. Don’t discard the water, because after mashing and cooling you add the water back and stir. You can add milk or cream and drink!<br /><br />Refresco de cocona<br />When cocona is red or orange it has reached ripeness, you pick it and boil it in water. Then squeeze out the juice, add some water and sugar to taste.<br /><br />Masato, “jungle milk”, sugar cane juice or sugar cane rum are also commonly consumed.<br /><br />Here is a little more about Suri, Ben’s personal favorite treat!<br /><br />Usually found living in the Aguaje palm, these larvae can grow as large as your thumb. They are eaten throughout the Amazon river basin because they are reputed to be an excellent source of protein and are easy to obtain. In addition they are tasty, can be slightly crunchy outside and smooth and creamy inside. You have to remove the intestines prior to eating.<br /><br />They are also used medicinally as a treatment for children. The juice of the suri is squeezed out and rubbed on the chest and the back and children are encouraged to suck on the juice of the suri larva. It is a treatment for colds and bronchial disorders. </div><div> </div><div> </div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406134304859956403.post-68335296201303836332008-02-07T10:20:00.001-05:002008-02-07T10:30:29.319-05:00January 19th- What's Cooking In Buena Vista<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBFgJssIH-lshCu0GJtn1tUj5bF1uCVVYPrgM51L-URzWZlYCCkIbmXjiNQwGMLqkGfnwIYUIhBXPXGJvAGTnH1BoU1tUNjKBHN9ntMyNum1ssxBPfxuh-zaL4yC3bDNd_5_Up_pvE3I/s1600-h/three+generations+%26+Estefani.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164260891863905314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBFgJssIH-lshCu0GJtn1tUj5bF1uCVVYPrgM51L-URzWZlYCCkIbmXjiNQwGMLqkGfnwIYUIhBXPXGJvAGTnH1BoU1tUNjKBHN9ntMyNum1ssxBPfxuh-zaL4yC3bDNd_5_Up_pvE3I/s400/three+generations+%26+Estefani.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0bLi6yoYwQQDYjKkyjEhMTRfH0zvH4yiZpH4aI-Ql89UqCnb0fpiLs0r7yfww-llNl8WwLbWoF-OlIK6qFz7gt1e03mnM2-AbNkMmwG4wSxKq5pZbPFdWLRmhqdi1RnJlz164y9iyds/s1600-h/Stove+top+(wood+with+clay+).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164259577603912658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0bLi6yoYwQQDYjKkyjEhMTRfH0zvH4yiZpH4aI-Ql89UqCnb0fpiLs0r7yfww-llNl8WwLbWoF-OlIK6qFz7gt1e03mnM2-AbNkMmwG4wSxKq5pZbPFdWLRmhqdi1RnJlz164y9iyds/s400/Stove+top+(wood+with+clay+).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBhPF-i8_GAoueZqr2s71EaB-Auc3O08aBmgLh8B4QWctC85vdd48Dg6gIgLKUQ2oIauKPtsvBI49Db3vAyByWVpEDcrF3LEBu6fSYhUILV-kbTh0ulyShNF7OeqzNvzqiIBBiefCxP8/s1600-h/This+is+the+stove.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164259599078749154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBhPF-i8_GAoueZqr2s71EaB-Auc3O08aBmgLh8B4QWctC85vdd48Dg6gIgLKUQ2oIauKPtsvBI49Db3vAyByWVpEDcrF3LEBu6fSYhUILV-kbTh0ulyShNF7OeqzNvzqiIBBiefCxP8/s400/This+is+the+stove.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGY8kspjsty6hbRN6anjzRubqt6mFtHrRNvIsI4HKsFmbCb0NzUd7pzmj3Zb4-tEr9wnH01y8bhXGU1px6JFW43gem1cTfjruY2omICsDOElQXzCczOoTSX2yOdZnJqqcrkULQn3G75lY/s1600-h/In+Julia%27s+Kitchen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164259603373716466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGY8kspjsty6hbRN6anjzRubqt6mFtHrRNvIsI4HKsFmbCb0NzUd7pzmj3Zb4-tEr9wnH01y8bhXGU1px6JFW43gem1cTfjruY2omICsDOElQXzCczOoTSX2yOdZnJqqcrkULQn3G75lY/s400/In+Julia%27s+Kitchen.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eqeZEA6C53M0ul50wUTLrAu6lmNDhNRT8EwLuwb20Gaw7VtvRACrhHGtHZkJRNBmf-EcvPUhblNXKAWRtPpQUQOOQh1lIgEz2yqbyvv7WqmqLMSd0tPaIWlLPSJ1dy3bcY39V9lRX_g/s1600-h/Batan+for+masato.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164259611963651074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eqeZEA6C53M0ul50wUTLrAu6lmNDhNRT8EwLuwb20Gaw7VtvRACrhHGtHZkJRNBmf-EcvPUhblNXKAWRtPpQUQOOQh1lIgEz2yqbyvv7WqmqLMSd0tPaIWlLPSJ1dy3bcY39V9lRX_g/s400/Batan+for+masato.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2N5m7HYl2asIjvB_gc_tuGbk4oR95EfNPUzKF79pL04XLmFrMZmSsYMavN5ZwOQjahAQpFKIzNNB0gMctlIvB5d5qYdSCIaZatl0VrIhyHdAGO9jsIpxNaHDGn4J1yHkqWrkgSTKXUs/s1600-h/Julia+Cooking!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164259633438487570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2N5m7HYl2asIjvB_gc_tuGbk4oR95EfNPUzKF79pL04XLmFrMZmSsYMavN5ZwOQjahAQpFKIzNNB0gMctlIvB5d5qYdSCIaZatl0VrIhyHdAGO9jsIpxNaHDGn4J1yHkqWrkgSTKXUs/s400/Julia+Cooking!.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />19/01/08<br />We went for a small hike this morning at 6am to look for the dancing manekins, but they were no where to be found! We did find lots more mosquitoes, though, or maybe I should say they found us! It was still a productive hike though because or guide Christian has so much traditional medicinal plants knowledge that it seems like we stop every couple of feet to discuss some tree that has a specific use in the home medicine cabinet of your average Amazonian villager. We spent the rest of our day in Buena Vista visiting more families and eating some popular local dishes prepared by Dorila and her mother Julia, with some help from Dorila’s daughter.<br /><br />Villagers cook in the kitchen called a “tushpa”. Usually the kitchen is one of the only defined spaces in the home. The stove consists of a lumber structure filled with clay and sand on top. They use kindling to make fire and place their pots and cooking utensils over top. Often food is wrapped up in a heliconia or banana leaf to be cooked or smoked, this is called “Pacarashka”.<br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02754216574133469497noreply@blogger.com0