And now for something cool.

If you look closely enough, you'll see a large, heavy club propped up against the back of this large root. During times of war the natives would take large wooden clubs and smack these large protruding roots as hard as they could. This echoes up the entire tree making the "doom" sound that can be compared to the "drums in the deep" in the Mines of Moria in Lord of the Rings. Watch the movie again and listen to the sound. That's what it was like. Cool.

Heart of Darkness

October 15th 2007
Hello everyone, I've just gotten back from about 4 days in the Napo Province of Ecuador. This is part of the Oriente region of Ecuador, a chunk of the Amazon to the right of the Andes. All of the YFU students (about 45 or so) met in Quito on the 10th. Buses here are great, you pay 9 dollars for a fare to Quito. The trip is about 9 hours long, but it isn't too bad. The "ejecutivo" bus syst ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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

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