Hoti unopened bongo

Hoti unopened bongo
Title: Hoti unopened bongo
Location: Amazonas
Country: Venezuela
Notes: The Hoti are a small nomadic tribe consisting of 300 individuals living in small temporary fishing camps in the area of the Parucito tributary of the Manapiare River (up river from the small town of San Juan de Manapiare.) This dugout boat (known as a bongo) did not undergo the lengthy process of opening, where the wood is steamed and slowly stretched to make a flatter, more stable boat. This boat was quickly created to cross the small stagnant rivulet, and left for anyone traveling in the opposite direction. For pictures of some Hoti people and the very large, opened bongo we were traveling upon through their area, click on the trip link below:
Trip: Amazonas - Slideshow of traveling along Hoti rivers on a bongo