to walk with me out of the jungle
back into the town of San Ignacio,
seeing one little boy in a tree
and then another in church on his knees.
The day I left San Ignacio for Córdoba on a night bus, I went for a walk into the semi-jungle just to the west of the town. Here are some pictures. The river you will see is el Rio Paraná, which is the natural border between Argentina and Paraguay. This area also serves as a certain kind of natural reserve, with settlements of Guaraní, the tribe native to this area, set about. I ended up going through one of them and it seemed quite poor, but the people were friendly enough to me. For example, I was apparently walking in completely the wrong direction into the middle of the jungle, if this man hadn´t stopped to ask me if I wanted a ride, well then who knows where I would have ended up!
It was a good five hour walk, though in a strange circuit because of the river and the lack of paths. I found one path, however, and for a short time felt that fear that must have plagued those famouse adventurers, like Indiana Jones.
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