Oct 23, 2013: Indigenous Village

After the snake and bird show we went up the river to the village. Frankly this village reminded us of other similar places we had visited  like Swaziland, the poverty and spirit. We went to the school and met some of the children; eat fresh sugar cane and fresh pineapple right out of their garden and talked to the locals. They insisted on us having lunch with them which was very interesting. The wrapped food had fish and palm hearts cooked inside and were delicious. The other products were the yuka, (much like our potato), cooked plantains and of course the roasted grubs. Now I would not have tried it but Berniece did so of course I had to. It was quite crispy on the out side and creamy, like butter, on the inside actually if you didn’t know it was the larva of a beetle you could really get to like it.

Diago viewing the lunch and explaining the different foods.
Diago, (our guide ) viewing the lunch and explaining the different foods.
a delicious treat!
a delicious treat!

 

A delicious dish of...you guessed it!
A delicious dish of…you guessed it!

 

 

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