The Bolivian Jungle

Grooming Time - Inti Wara Yassi in Bolivia

After licking, the capuchin monkey gets to grooming Dan. Taken at Inti Wara Yassi animal sanctuary in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Rocoleta in Cochabamba, Bolivia

A colorful church and cool clouds in Cochabamba, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Jumping Around - Chapare, Bolivia

Squirrel monkey mothers with babies making a leap to a nearby tree. Taken at Inti Wara Yassi animal reserve in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Moco Chincha, A Typical Bolivian Drink - Cochabamba, Bolivia

A vendor sells moco chincha, a typical Bolivian drink consisting of a dried peach in water with cinnamon flavoring. Tastes a bit like iced tea. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Looking Up - Chapare, Bolivia

A squirrel monkey looks up at the Inti Wara Yassi animal reserve in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Growing Tropical Flowers - Chapare, Bolivia

A woman and her husband run a tropical flower farm as an alternative to coca production in Chapare, Bolivia. Read: Cocaine: A Story That Begins in the Bolivian Jungle © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Saltenas, a Favorite Bolivian Snack

Saltenas are like empanadas with a slightly sweet, baked crust with a chicken or meat filling. These saltenas were filled with both chicken and ground beef, with a boiled egg, herbs, and an olive thrown in. They came in very spicy, spicy, normal or sweet. Taken in Cochabamba, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Monkeying Around - Chapare, Bolivia

A capuchin monkey has fun hanging around Dan in Inti Wara Yassi in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Miniatures Market - Cochabamba, Bolivia

Audrey poses with some fake money and miniature cooking equipment at the miniatures (alasitas) market in Cochabamba, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Spider Monkey Portrait - Chapare, Bolivia

A wistfull look from a spider monkey in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Pink Pom Pom Flowers - Chapare, Bolivia

Taken in a Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Showing Off Her Farm - Outside Cochabamba, Bolivia

Servanda gives us a tour of her farm - including around ten dairy cows - in a village outside of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Servanda is a Kiva borrower and uses her small loan to buy food and care for her dairy cows. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Banana Packing - Chapare, Bolivia

Bananas get packed in boxes for export to Argentina at a banana production place in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Dan's New Buddy - Inti Wara Yassi in Bolivia

Dan becomes friends with a capuchin monkey at Inti Wara Yassi animal sanctuary in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Laping for Dinner - Cochabamba, Bolivia

One of our best meals in Bolivia - laping (a slab of tender, marinated meat), fava beans and salad. Taken at a no-name place in Cochabamba, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Growing Tropical Flowers - Chapare, Bolivia

This man and his wife grow tropical flowers in the Chapare region of Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Stacking Bananas - Chapare, Bolivia

Lining bananas up to get boxed. Taken at a banana production plant in Chapare, Bolivia. Read: What is Microfinance: A View from the Field © www.uncorneredmarket.com

A Woman and Her Flowers - Chapare, Bolivia

Showing off her products - tropical flowers - at her farm in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Friendly Face - Chapare, Bolivia

A friendly capuchin monkey at Inti Wara Yassi animal reserve in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Grilled Fish With Pepper Sauce - Chapare, Bolivia

A generous lunch in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Tickling Her Favorite Cow - Outside Cochabamba, Bolivia

Servanda introduces us to her favorite cow and gives her a little tickle. Taken at her farm outside of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Read: What is Microfinance: A View from the Field © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Purple Tips - Outside Cochabamba, Bolivia

A batch of carnations from a flower nursery outside of Cochabamba, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Cleaning Bananas - Chapare, Bolivia

Taken at a banana production area in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Spider Monkey - Chapare, Bolivia

Taken at Inti Wara Yassi animal reserve in Chapare, Bolivia. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Bringing In His Cow - Outside Cochabamba, Bolivia

Hernan, a member of a dairy cooperative in a village outside Cochabamba, brings his cow in from the field to show off for us. These dairy cows are not cheap; they cost around $1,200 a piece. © www.uncorneredmarket.com