Visiting the villages of Pacaya Samiria National Reserve

When the reserve was established the people who lived in the area were able to remain.
We were able to visit and interact with the locals and engage in daily activities

             Rob crushing the sugar cane. We could not stay until it was distilled into local "rum"

                                  Not a dead Anaconda but a wrung out stick of sugar cane!

                     The house was very simple but the people had a great outlook on life

                                    A young girl and her grandfather with a baby caiman

                                              Kissing the caiman  not eating it!!

                      Rob the farmer. Harvesting Yukka, like a yam. Tastes like a flowery potato

When the two of us visited they decided to set up a handicraft stall. We watched them walk along to set it up. We had to buy something despite the overloaded bags. Found no use for the tuxedo during our Amazon travels!

The best part was visiting the local school. This is the entire school with us singing to them. They also sang several songs for us. Does this mean that we can claim the entire trip as a tax deduction?
A wonderful experience!