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Field Trip!

Bunyakiri, DR Congo

Hillside in Bunyakiri

A local pothole. I thought I'd seen bad roads in my day, but these are in a whole different league....

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Bunyakiri is known for manioc (cassava) and palm oil. Regardez les palmes!

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The round hut is traditional.

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Gospel choir on the way to church

Have Peruvians been here?

Portraits of IDPs

Early Sunday morning, they have their robes, electric guitar, and amplifier, ready to go!

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Around Bunyakiri it is now quite the fashion to raise guinea pigs for food. I've only ever seen this...

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Portraits of some of the internally displaced people I met in Bunyakiri.

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Portraits of IDPs

Portraits of IDPs

Portraits of IDPs

Portraits of some of the internally displaced people I met in Bunyakiri.

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Portraits of some of the internally displaced people I met in Bunyakiri.

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Portraits of some of the internally displaced people I met in Bunyakiri.

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Portraits of IDPs

Portraits of IDPs

Cafe owner's children, Bunyakiri

Portraits of some of the internally displaced people I met in Bunyakiri.

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Portraits of some of the internally displaced people I met in Bunyakiri.

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The children of the owner of the café where we had lunch and dinner. The little boy rattled on and...

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Baboons

Woman carrying firewood

Mosque in Bunyakiri

A different variety than I've seen in East Africa.

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Like the people of Malaita in the Solomon Islands, the Betembe here in DR Congo also carry stuff via...

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Obviously this place is being held up (literally) by prayer. . .

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Relaxing after a hard day

View from our house

The green, green land of Kivu

Our little café of choice in Bunyakiri was playing some Nigerian hip hop videos and some people...

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On a nice Sunday afternoon.

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Rich, fertile Kivu -- on the plane from Goma to Bukavu.

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