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South America - Ecuador - La AmazonÃa: The Village of Wachimak
Andy Wunder
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South America - Ecuador - La AmazonÃa: The Village of Wachimak
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Me and the Amazon I busted up that amazon National Geographic style. |
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Journey In Journey to Wachimak: this is where the road ends and the transportation changes to canoe. By now, I was well into the jungle. |
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Amazonian Father This was Fransisco, aka "Papa de la Amazonia". His family was responsible for looking after me. |
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The Village This was Watchimak. A grouping of huts surrounded by jungle with a clearing in the middle. |
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Home My hut. They cleared a bit of forest and put it next to a small river. It was a 5 minute walk from the village. |
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The Vista My first outing. We painted up and headed to the vista. Pristine rain forest for as far as the eye could see. |
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The Vista We stopped for a rest on the way home. |
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Playtime The kids playing in their dugout canoe. This was the river we bathed in, washed clothes in, swam in, and played in. |
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Fishing One day they took me along to go fishing. We hopped into a large dug out canoe and drifted. |
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Fishing Earning my keep. The fishing roods were made of fresh fern stems. |
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Fishing This was our catch. This also was our dinner. It probably feed a large part of the village. |
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Tree Candy They asked me if I wanted fruit. I said yes. They climbed a tree and brought down this big snack. Tasty fruits every where you looked. |
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Walking home Heading back to my hut from the village. |
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Food This was one of the species of fish that lived in the river the village fished. I thought it looked prehistoric. They would grill it up and serve it whole. |
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Food- Morning Time They woke me up to show me their catch from the night before. Caught by the leg in a pre-set trap. |
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Food - Lunch Time |
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Food - Yummy I demolished that leg. The skin was thick and impossible to chew but i couldn't waste any food while i was there ... and they eat every part. |
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The Big Tree It was a 2 hour hike to get to this tree and it was well worthy of its title as the "big tree." |
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Bites Dont mess with the Amazon. |
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Bites Seriously, when they tell you to ALWAYS wear boots, ALWAYS wear boots. |
