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Ron commented about Travel Channel Mark and Olly, On Thursday October 1st, 2009 06:04:34 AM
The whole thing was a fraud. My family lived with the Machiguengas for 30-some years. I just returned from Peru, where my mother and I attended a meeting of over 100 Machiguengas in Quillbamba. I asked if anyone knew anything about Mark and Ollie.
Turns out that the "village chief" and the translator for the project were both at the meeting. I won't go into all of the details here (there are so many bizarre things I'd wondered about), When they went to the village, they were on a well traveled path and only stepped off the path a few feet to "hack their way into the jungle." They contracted for cushmas so everyone in the village would be wearing shiny white ones for the film. The stayed in a village below the Pongo but claimed to go by balsa raft to the Pongo, which is impossible. Indeed, they used motorized boats to get into the Pongo.
Worst of all, they told their translator that if he would send $150.00 with them, they'd send him back a digital camera. They didn't do it. They also told him to put his things into a bag that they would deliver to his home village of Timpia, so he did, including about $350.00. He never saw the bag again.
I'm looking for a way to expose these guys--the Machis are some of the neatest, most helpful and kind people on earth, and this was a total sham.
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Ron commented about Should I Compare Countries, On Sunday January 3rd, 2010 12:59:15 PM
I feel its normal to compare countries. We always make judgements about everything we come in touch with. You should do what your feel comfortable doing-your the one doing it. Ron
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Ron commented about Friends of Hobo Please Comment on my Moral Monkey, On Thursday March 4th, 2010 02:47:30 PM
Andy, Do what you need to do to make money. You will need it later if you don't need it now. Keep your site about what you do not what others want you to do. You got to this spot doing exactly that-they just want to now make that easy money. If you can collaborate where its a win win for all sides then do what you need to do. Good Luck, Ron
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ron commented about 90 Percent of Foreigners Marry Bargirls, On Wednesday June 2nd, 2010 10:47:32 AM
stay away from pino women 90 will rip u off ive had it happen and she wasnt a bar girl and ive met many others that have lost everything , and they have no shame in doing it
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