Last Friday, we had the opportunity to fly into Toñampade, the Waorani village closest to Palm Beach. Above you can see the Curaray River (the River on which Palm Beach is located) and the airstrip which now serves this Waorani village. We spent much of the morning out at Palm Beach, and then went back to the village where we saw how they weave baskets and got a small glimpse of life in their village. We also got to meet Dayume, the first Waorani Christian. Dayume helped Rachel Saint and Elizabeth Elliot learn the Waorani language, after the five missionaries were killed on Palm Beach. She also helped to translate the Bible, "God's Carvings", into Waorani.
This is the canoe we took downriver to Palm Beach. These canoes are hewn out of a single log by hand. Our guides, one in the front and one in the back, pushed us through the river with 16' bamboo poles.
Bill, Jeremy, Nate and Rosario standing on the sand bar that was once Palm Beach. Rosario is actually a Quechua who married into the Waorani tribe. Her husband is the grandson of Dayume. Despite the fact she couldn't speak English, Rosario was very happy to take us to Palm Beach and even fairly easy to communicate with as she wanted to learn as much English as she could. We spent quite a bit of time afterwards learning phrases from each other's languages and having a lot of fun in the process.
Last Friday, we had the opportunity to fly into Toñampade, the Waorani village closest to Palm Beach. Above you can see the Curaray River (the River on which Palm Beach is located) and the airstrip which now serves this Waorani village. We spent much of the morning out at Palm Beach, and then went back to the village where we saw how they weave baskets and got a small glimpse of life in their village. We also got to meet Dayume, the first Waorani Christian. Dayume helped Rachel Saint and Elizabeth Elliot learn the Waorani language, after the five missionaries were killed on Palm Beach. She also helped to translate the Bible, "God's Carvings", into Waorani.
This is the canoe we took downriver to Palm Beach. These canoes are hewn out of a single log by hand. Our guides, one in the front and one in the back, pushed us through the river with 16' bamboo poles.
Bill, Jeremy, Nate and Rosario standing on the sand bar that was once Palm Beach. Rosario is actually a Quechua who married into the Waorani tribe. Her husband is the grandson of Dayume. Despite the fact she couldn't speak English, Rosario was very happy to take us to Palm Beach and even fairly easy to communicate with as she wanted to learn as much English as she could. We spent quite a bit of time afterwards learning phrases from each other's languages and having a lot of fun in the process.
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