We travel to Puyo, don knee-high rubber boots and hike into the hills to help plant balsam trees which is a natural renewable source for the community arts and craft industry. The saplings take about 5 years before they can be harvested and dried and then carved into amazing colorful wooden crafts.
The village prepares a banquet of fresh foods, including freshly prepared home-raised chicken, pork, beef, and lots of wonderful vegetables including Chinese potatoes and Plantain and Yucca. Fresh white pineapple tops the meal for a really sweet dessert. After lunch, the men and boys in the village challenge our boys to a soccer match, while the girls play games and try out the play apparatus. The village girls under the age of 13 prepare a special dance for our delegation. We are told that at age 14, girls are expected to marry and have babies. The older village girls ask our girls delegates where their husbands are?
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