Amerindians are known to be great travellers travelling by foot or canoe up to weeks at a time. Assakata Infrastructure and basic needs Generally in the hinterland infrastructure such as good roads, running water and electricity are not easily found. Laterite roads are the best to be found, these have their own problems associated with current weather. Fresh water is commonly accessed by creeks and rivers, and occasionally rain. In the savannahs wells are another source of fresh water.
Some villages have a power house which supply electricity at certain times of the day and night.
Clinics and medical facilities are few and far between in the hinterland, though many villages have a medic trained to administer minor ailmanets. Schools too are sometimes shared between villages.