Archeologists!

Rubber boots? Check. Machete? Check. Tsa'chila to guide us through the forest? Check. There we were, five men, ready to embark on an extraordinary journey the jungles of the indigenous people of Santo Domingo, the Tsa'chilas. While we were not being chased by Nazis, didn't have a whip, or even a cool hat; the five of us were trying our hands at archeology in the best Indiana Jones fashion possible. Rumor had it that Incan, or pre-Incan, artifacts were easily found in the shallow river beds in the Tsa'chila communities.

Motive or incentive enough for us to lace up the rubber boots and blaze a trail along the river. An hour of searching- nothing. Then, out of nowhere, our guide discovered the first relic. However, this was not about him getting the glory. Our guide already had his own collection of these; it was our turn. More time passed and still nothing. Finally, Ryan, another volunteer, discovered his own piece of history. The goal before setting out, was for everyone to have their own piece of native culture in their hands. Then, luck seemed to turn in my direction. Not one, but two relics in the span of twenty minutes for my personal collection. What exactly did I find? Well, take a look:

 

That's right. Five men were knowingly going out in the jungle looking for penis... statues. You think it'd be easy for five guys to find that? Guess not! In the end, we found a total of six of these types of statues. Why is there an overabundance of penis statues in the river there? We have no idea. If anyone has any information that leads to the arrest, err wait, helps us better understand the meaning of these phallic statues, please send the information my way! Some of the theories presented are not appropriate for my PG rated blog! That pretty sums up my interesting weekend, five guys, six penises. Sounds like the name of the next sensation on Youtube.