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Iwokrama Canopy Walk to Kurupukari (70km, 44mi) Cycle through Iwokrama Forest. |
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This woman does embroidery on pillow case, handkerchiefs and other items. Hummingbirds and flowers are common themes. | |
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of the staples of the diet is cassava bread. It takes a couple days make a
batch of bread. The first step is to grind the cassava, put it in a long
woven tube called a matapi and then stretch the matapi out so that is squeeze
all the juice (which is full of strychnine) out of the ground cassava. |
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 When
the squeezed cassava comes out of the matapi it is in dry, cylindrical bricks.
These bricks are flaked apart and the contents toasted. This is then
pounded in a mortar, before it is spread and patted onto a flat cooking stone,
and the final cassava bread is bakes. One variety comes out like a thin
crisp pancake. Other varieties are thicker. |
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Petroglyphs: Many of the petroglyphs in this area are within the banks and can only be seen at low water. The reason for this is not well understood. On explanation may be that the rivers level have changed over the ions. | |
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The manager of the Iwokrama Field Station gave us a presentation on the parks goals of scientific research, conservation and sustainable management and development of the rainforest. | |
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These are the guest house at Iwokrama Field Station. They have electricity, showers, western toilets, beds, nets, and furniture. Generally the administrative building also has Internet access. | |
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school arranged a program of music and recitations for us where all ages performed. Most of the
adults in the community
came to see it as well. |
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If you don't stay at Iwokrama, you have to take care of yourself. In the village there is no electricity, running water (there is a running river), beds, etc. With a little ingenuity, we were able to hang our hammocks and nets and lived quite comfortably. | |
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This meal is pretty typical of our meals along the way. There is always plenty of food; rice or noodles, soup, several vegetable, fresh fruit (pineapple, papaya), fresh fruit juices and cassava bread. | |
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Cultural Tour: Kurupukari
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