The jungle trek no. 1

Since we had just half a day today, the afternoon plan was a 3 hrs hike into the jungle nearby. After lunch we started with the trek.
Just at the edge of the camp, our guide Miguel showed is the plant for tobacco and showed us how it is cultivated and then cut, dried and manufactured into cigars. The leaves are cut, then dried along the walls of the house. When the leaves dru and droop, then its ready to be made into cigars. The indigenous people then raid a honey bee hive to get the honey. The dried leaves are alternated with honey to make the cigars.
We all had coca leaves with vehuco (chamairo liana) and sodium bicarbonate to keep us energized for the walk.
A bit further into the jungle, we saw the flowers of Cijaja. The tea from the flowers is very good for the stomach.
Miguel also showed us the Trestecapa fruit. The pulp and the seeds were like those of custard apple.Read more