Then we went to visit the Bora tribe a little further down the river and they were very welcoming. They make a lot of money from tourists so they put on a real show. First, we met the chief and then all the little girls dressed Chris and I up in tribal jewelry and headresses! They did 5 different dances for us, and asked us to join in on a few. I couldn´t help but laugh as Chris was being pulled around by a throng of topless Bora women as they tied all kinds of jewelry, belts and feathers to him. It was great! I left with an new anaconda skin bracelet, Chris with a porcupine quill bracelet, and I have already been adorned with guayuru and snake bone earings, a tropical bird feather hairwrap, and a jaguar tooth necklace for protection... will those be legal in the States? So much for saving the animals....yikes!
Oh yes....
For the record: I know Hollywood stars look oh so sexy in those movies trompsing through the Amazon, and I understand that some strange people have the ability to look ¨sexy¨while sweaty. However, there is NO WAY that they smelled good! Oh my goodness, all of our ¨jungle clothes¨smell the same. I think it´s a combination of the extreme heat, crazy humidity, and general filth. Our clothes smell like a mixture of mildew, BO, and the inside of a cast. ugggggghhhhhhhhh. JUNGLE.
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