This will usually take them away from home for a week if they are lucky enough to find an animal. A gun is used to hunt large animals, though the people have few bullets. Smaller animals, like monkeys, are hunted with poison-tipped blow darts. The river water is rarely boiled or treated before being used for cooking or drinking. As a result, the people suffer from diarrhea and intestinal parasites.
Malnutrition is common during high water.
This village has its own medicine man, Don Ramon, who uses both traditional plant medicine and spiritual healing. This village is fairly remote and the government does not get back there to vaccinate the children. There are also children with congenital rubella disorders, like deafness. Please see Kevin Fell's research paper for more information. When asked what religion they practice, Catholic is the usual answer.