Watsi is a village near Bri Bri, an area where almost all the residents are members of the indigenous tribes. |
The little sales hut is in the foreground; the house, like all the others in the area, is on stilts to keep it cool and dry. |
This family produced mostly these carved gourd-like fruits. |
Fruits of a local vine (Arrabidaea chica), used to produce a red dye used in both crafts and food preparation. |
When the leathery rind is cut back, the inside of a cocoa pod has a sweet/sour mushy pulp covering the almond-sized seeds. The pulp is allowed to ferment and run off before the seeds are ground to produce cocoa powder. |
Sonia in front of her house. We didn't go inside. |
This tree produces the fruits the family carves. The stone in the fork is believed to prevent early fruit drop. |
Sonia's sister washing some clothes. They did have running water near the house, but Sonia said the pressure was not enough for a shower. They had a flush toilet, but located in an outhouse. |