All the houses are built on stilts a few feet above the forest floor. The river rises during the course of the year by as much as 36 feet. Where there was forest floor in the dry season, during the wet season the people find themselves living surrounded by water. Sometimes they even have to raise their floors higher because the river is so high. Going to a neighbor's house requires a canoe.
Many villages have a school house and at least one teacher.
Primary education is free so that all children can go to school. In the jungle there are no school buses. Children either walk to school or travel by canoe when the water is high. In school they study science, math, Spanish, social studies, and art. Everywhere you look in the village there are children with their beautiful smiles.