People survive by catching and growing their own food. 

This is Josef. He was our guide in the jungle. His family survives by growing cassava, bananas, mangos, tomatoes, onions, and papayas. They hunt wild animals, and eat the insides of special palm plants, called palm hearts. They fish for food. Here he has caught a piranha. They taste good!

To survive in the jungle, you need a big knife called a machete. A machete has a big blade. It is used for cutting vines and plants to even be able to walk in the jungle. When you canoe between the trees (when it's flooded in the rainy season), you need the machete to hack away at the vines. 

Can you see Josef's machete leaning against his paddle?

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