Puerto del Sol, Peru
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Welcome to El Sol This village was on the other side of the river two years ago and the course of the river change, and they moved the village |
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Raft type pier on the front of every house. |
| The gobernadors house. |  |
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There is a radio in the Gobernadors house. |
| This is a chicken coop on legs. The water will rise and this will keep the chickens out of the water. |  |
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Empty Military building |
| Cleaning the husk off rice. |  |
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Rice |
| Peanuts or "Mani" in Spanish. Working for Mani. |
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Field of peanuts |
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Fire sitting in gravel, and where they cook their food. Every house has two small houses. The front on is for living and the back one is the kitchen. This keeps the smoke of the kitchen out of the main house. |
| Teofilio my guide. I slept in this house in my hammock. |
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Atuncocha. Cocha mean lake in the native language. |
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This is the dugout canoe we used in the lake. Manuel and Teofilo I had two guides for 10 soles, or 3 dollars USA per day. |
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Manuel |
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Ants carrying leaves. |
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The town jail. |
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Me throwing the locals in Jail. |
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Drying fish to preserve. The market is a long way away, they will either cook or dry the fish. |
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| Rice drying. |  |
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| Tool used to cut out a dugout canoe. |  |
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It cost 3 dollars per meter to have a canoe made. |
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Peque Peque Motor |
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Yuca sort of a potato |
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| Chicken house. |  |
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Jail |
| Boots for walking in jungle. Cost 5 dollars. |
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Sharpening my Machete. |
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