güéribo
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the last balsa?
Photo by Edward H. Davis, from the book "Unknown Island: Seri Indians, Europeans, and San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California."
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MMc
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Cool, thanks!
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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woody with a view
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wonder where they got balsa wood? prolly the first surfer in Baja to stand upright, at least with a foto to prove it!
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willardguy
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danged sweepers! everywhere you look!
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güéribo
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Hi, Woody! The native canoe was called a "balsa," but made from tied bundles of reeds.
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Tomas Tierra
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"Sweepers" haha.. I call them dippers.. Looks like they are dipping a big spoon in the guacamole
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David K
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Thanks güéribo... love the time machine photos!
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woody with a view
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my wife is Peruvian. i wonder if the reed canoes the Peruanas used 1000 years ago somehow made their way north? it seems logical as a inshore
transport vehicle!
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AKgringo
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It is a shame that there are no more. If only they had thought of a transom for a trolling motor!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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Pablito1
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In northern Peru they use a log raft that is called a "balsa". It is made of balsa logs and is very common in that area. I made a trip to Punta Sal
4-5 years ago and used one for a free diving vehicle. They had mounted a small outboard on this one.
Regards, Pablito
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I'm going with the oldest standup paddle photo in the SOC.
Come on over, we would love to have you for dinner.....Old Seri greeting
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