When we passed by the village of Nuevo Peru on the Yaguasyacu River last week, I saw a couple of kids swimming next to a few women washing some clothes. I most enjoyed seeing a girl repeatedly run down the bank and launch herself into the river.

When we passed by the village of Nuevo Peru on the Yaguasyacu River last week, I saw a couple of kids swimming next to a few women washing some clothes. I most enjoyed seeing a girl repeatedly run down the bank and launch herself into the river.