“Before we enter the jungle, we ask for permission. This land is not ours. We do not own it. We are simply guests, walking through a place that has existed long before us.”
Fernando, our guide, lays a cloth on the floor of the scrub path – on it, he places a corn seed to signify life, family and community; a gourd once used to carry water; a dog’s skull to remind us of those who came earlier; and a candle to lift us when we get tired.
