Even deep in the Ecuadorian jungle they know all about people from Birmingham

Day 98 - Going Native

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October 8th 2006
The Golden Rule for today was to remember that the correct term is 'indigenous community' rather than 'natives'. We started by crossing the river in a dugout canoe. It had room for 6 and takes a month or more to build. We were thinking how annoying it would be to make a mistake late on; a single careless swing of an axe 4 weeks in could be disastrous given that it's constructed from just a si ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more