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We set off hiking in the wellies/gumboots again on the otherside of the river in search of the shaman (a respected elder). Enrique was pointing out things along the way and cutting away the jungle with his machete. While we were fending off mosquitos, the Shaman demonstrated basket making, bigger animal traps, making their fermented vege drink (was difficult to swallow!) and dart blowing. Lots of people had a go at the dart blowing but with the pipe being almost 2m long it was a bit of an art!
In the afternoon we went tubing along the river. . 2 minutes in it started pouring down with rain! Eventually it stopped and the rest of the trip was fun with the boys finishing off with an energetic game of football on the beach.
In the evening Enrique demonstrated a cleansing ceremony on our friend Camille to remove bad energies. He chanted, shacked a branch over head and blew smoke over her - a unique experience I'm sure!
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