Kick-ass dart shooter

Traditionally the venom on these darts was painted on the end of the balsa wood spear, then a serrated edge chopped with a piranha tooth cut about 1 inch in....when the monkey or hog was shot, it pulled out the dart but the venom part would break off and stay in them, until they fell down from the tree!

Into the jungle

December 23rd 2006
We arrived in Tena after another fun bus ride where the road was blocked for at least an hour due to random roadworks...we jumped out to view 'la selva' from the side of the road, stretching out in the valleys with its humid green mistyness, buzzing with a million mosquitos and chirping with monkeys and birds and who-knows what else....YAY, WE FOUND THE JUNGLE!! 6 months in Ecuador and we have not ... read more

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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

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