This is the last of a three part series about Arajuno. The tree above is a chonta which belongs to the palm family. The wood is extremely hard and dense. The shaft of the blowguns made by the Huorani are made of this wood. A close-up of this picture will show thousands of berry like blooms near the trunk.
It is small, so take two. Actually, I made a download error and I ended up with two Protestant churches (the same one). Those of you in to church renovation need to take a lesson from these people. Don´t spend the money on a fancy place.
Every town needs a ¨cock-of-the-walk¨. This guy is about as nice a bird as I have seen anywhere. Not sure the size of his kingdom.
The Catholics always have to have the grandest structure in town. And so it is here in Arajuno! Two colors on the sides and old and new tin on the roof. Again, don´t spend the money on the building.
When I first saw this horse and saddle, I thought ¨man this equipment could have you singing soprano in a minute¨. The saddle is not for humans but for hauling lumber from the mill. You need to click this picture once to get a close-up of the saddle.
A typical Saturday afternoon in Arajuno. A careful look at the picture will indicate the street lights. A kid or two and a dog or two is the heaviest traffice they have. The bus we rode back made a loop around town honking to let people know it was departing. A couple people got on. Front door service!!!
And finally, the butterflies. Don´t know what kind of plant they are on, but they really attract the butterflies. Click on this picture to see about five of them on the same plant.
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That is a grand rooster, about as pretty as those white turkeys which you photographed. I am trying to figure out how they place the wood on that saddle--head to tail or cross wise. Pehaps they only transport short pieces as for firewood. The butterflies appear to be monarchs which can migrate great distances even to the midwest. Don
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