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a pair of underpants to purchase & we buy enough for at least 10 people.

The packages go on and on, & LouAnn & Jim spend @ Cr192,000, or close to $130.00

I sleep halfway back to Reserve but still can see the severe deforestation or denuding of area.

Entering Reserve we pick up old man, using cane who lives outside Reserve. Jim asks him @ buying or using his chickens. We leave him close to his hut & garden near Reserve entrance & Jim indicates that he gave him a lift

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in order to begin chatting in order to eventually get some local history from him before he croaks.

Area which had forest near Reserve entrance is entirely denuded. But a locked gate is at entrance to Reserve!

And guard at front lets us in with a key.
Apparently, guard who used to live there - Rudolfo (son-in-law of Romildo who originally lived there) - was fired after denying access to RBPA by #2 person in Rio state (2nd to Governor) who was on way to or returning from beach.

All are glad to see Rudolfo (he took Green around) go since