DAY 9: Fruta de Pan, and Dubahill

We spent the first half of our day visiting the Mayagna communities of Fruta de Pan and Dubahill, about a half-hour's drive from Rosita. It was a pretty village, with houses scattered between the Bambama River and the dense forest. It was a privilege to visit a community like this, and to meet with the people, and share cultures.Our meeting was at the community centre, which doubles as their school. The students did some drumming and singing on the porch to alert everyone that we had arrived.We were given a short presentation about the community and the region by Carlos Sanders, a Mayagna leader and president of the Territorial Government of Mayagna and Miskito communities along the Bambana River. Carmen did the translation.We then showed them some of our dances and songs.Our hosts then shared some of their dancing and singing.Clara demonstrated Inuit clothing by packing one of their babies in her amauti.We were told that baseball is the most popular sport in Nicaragua, and so we brought baseball equipment to the community as a gift. Here, we presented baseballs and gloves to the man in charge of sports in the community.