Day 3--Jungle Walk Part 1

The third day we took a guided jungle walk that consisted of two parts: nature hike and canyoning. During the hike we saw some cool flora and some freaky fauna, and learned a little about how the two get along and how humans utilize that harmony for medicine and ritual. Most notable, were the ants. These things were huge, and could kill you with their venomous pinchers. Luckily, however, we now know that if you were to get bitten by one of these things, you could counter their venom by squishing the same type of ant and rubbing it's bodily juices into the bite.

This is definitely good to know, especially if you were to participate in the local male coming of age ritual in which you are covered head to toe by the ants, getting bitten until you pass out. (What the hell??!!)