Bob the blow pipe champion

Jaire taught us how to use a blow pipe a good 8' long with darts dipped in curare, a poison made from a jungle plant. First you have to sharpen it with piranha teeth, then grab a wad of cotton stored in the shell of the kapok fruit --wrap it around the other end of the dart into a small ball. This will center the dart inside the pipe so it travels true. Next came the contest. Jaire's flew high so he tried again. High again. This is from about 20 yards. Then he gave it to Bob, who of course nailed it. First try. Only try. He wouldn't even give it a second shot. How can you beat perfection, he asks??? Mine stuck in the mud 5' in front of the target and got a good laugh from all the Kichwa watching. My second one didn't even make it out of the pipe. I'd starve.

Deep in the soggy, wet, gorgeous jungle

January 29th 2012
Geo: -1.04364, -77.7063Picture torrential rain on a muddy hillside. Now add a slippery rock path of steep steps and crawly, spiky, sticky things on the hillside, dropoff on the other. No, squishy mud, then drop off. Now you can put Bob & I on the trail but by now you have to add muddy water coursing down the path in brown waterfalls where it pauses in ankle grabbing pools. Yup, that's us f ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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