I was lucky enough to spend 2 days living with the indigenous community of San Pedro de Tipisca, 3 hours boat ride from Puerto Narino. The community of San Pedro de Tipisca has about 30 houses, 1 school, 3 teachers for 90 students of all ages, 1 church, and zero clinic. The native language is Ticuna and is the last Colombian community before reaching the neighboring Peru along the Amazon River. I stayed with the family of Nixon Macedo (Nixon, his wife, and 3 daughters ages 2, 6, and 12). They asked why did I choose to come to their small village. I told them I wanted to observe and learn about their culture and ways of livings. In the morning, I went to bathe by the river bank with the kids. While the kids are
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