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| In the Amazon village we visited, I saw these boys enjoying ice cream -- a definite sign of modern times, as it means a freezer on site must be powered with electricity all the time! |
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| In the same village, we saw several gardens where people grew tropical plants, such as these fruit-bearing palm trees. There were many chickens roaming around the village, which means, I assume that they eat eggs and chicken, though we learned that chicken is a festival dish, and fish is more frequent. Another staple is manioc, which is also cultivated. |
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| On the cruise boat we learned about the many local fruits, especially the vitamin-rich camu-camu, the sapote, the various types of cacao (chocolate), and several others. |
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| Often, when village children showed interesting things to the tour group, our guides rewarded them with water bottles. As we were leaving the area, we visited a center for teaching children environmental responsibility. The above decorations made from used water bottles illustrate to me how problems of trash and recycling are a global issue. |
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| In the Lima airport area we saw this huge ad for Coca-Cola. Note that the air was very smoggy -- signs of "civilization" ! |
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| As I've mentioned, the lunch and dinner tables on the boat were always decorated with clever raffia craftwork. |
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| And the food we were served was always beautiful, like this rolled chicken. |
The table setting is fun. And, yes, plastics and pollution are everywhere.
ReplyDeletePeru I place that hasn't been in my bucket list but you sure make it appealing. I like the table crafts and the photos of the food. The recycling of things to make crafts is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for you good is he's for my returning health. A cold can be so annoying ....the after effects just seem to hang on.
It makes me sad to see "civilization" everywhere, especially that smog. That aside, it looks like a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteThe rolled chicken looks almost too pretty to eat!
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