Woke up; so got up (at 2:20am). Journaled and edited photos. Showered and went topside for 5am coffee. Again talked with Beckett (a kitchen crew member and singer/guitar player of our ‘harpy hour’ bands). We spoke of education, the village of Nauta and nearby villages being on high ground, his village (Santa Clara) and birthplace: Requena. We spoke of the 3-story former art museum for sale for 40,000 soles ($15,000 USD) here in San Francisco on the Marañón. Dennis (from New Mexico) and Bryan (from London) joined us around 6am. Tik-tik after tik-tik (spelling?/long canoe with motor) motored by us to setup for market. Mind you, it was 6am! The people awake early and conduct their business in the morning; so they can escape the early afternoon heat.
At 6:30am, we took skiffs up the Marañón River to Nauta (population 3,000).
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| Ferry - hammocks lined top, bananas on bottom |
Our guide Julio chose a pier and asked the owner for permission to use it. The pier was privately owned, and permission was granted (or perhaps bought).
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| Greeted by friendly white dog. Had to carefully distribute weight (of our group of 20 + 3 guides) among several piers |
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| Fenced yard adjacent to our pier. Gate we entered and exited Nauta from. |
We then walked 4-5 blocks through the market.
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| Guide Julio - introducing us to barber, who relocated to street, after his place was flooded. |
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| Ice Cream Bean - Segundo purchased, and we tasted |
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| Ice Cream Bean - Segundo purchased and we tasted |
This outdoor market is open early mornings on Friday and Saturday, and where locals buy anything (clothing, name brand toiletries, fresh fruit vegetables and bushmeat. We saw armadillo, a peccary head and huge turtles.
When we got to the tables of meat (chicken parts, beef, armadillo, peccary and large turtles) dogs gathered under just one table: the beef!
Smiling women scaling and gutting fish lined both sides of one street.
We then took a bunch of Tuk-Tuks back to the pier.
Took skiffs and returned to boat for breakfast. After breakfast, Renzo's instructions were for us to don ‘full jungle attire’ for our Jungle Walk. (This meant long pants tucked into socks, long sleeved shirt, hat, insect repellant and sun screen.) And for this trip, we also donned waders provided by the ship and intended to protect for snake bites.
This outdoor market is open early mornings on Friday and Saturday, and where locals buy anything (clothing, name brand toiletries, fresh fruit vegetables and bushmeat. We saw armadillo, a peccary head and huge turtles.
We then took a bunch of Tuk-Tuks back to the pier.
Very fascinating trip. I am glad you donned your "full jungle attire" as directed. As for the ice cream beans, I did not know that was the name. When we had them Rio Cañote, they were called something like "bacqui" - but when I googled ice cream bean, I found a lot of info about them.
ReplyDeleteThe shopping is very interesting - looks like lots of opportunities.