Traveling Around South America Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 Where ever I traveled in South America I would ask the locals if there where any American missionaries living in town . I would go and visit them and ask them if they knew of other missionaries that had contact with indians in the jungle. I heard of Jaime Dunn’s and his Indians from missionaries when I first arrived into La Paz and as I traveled from town to town I was told of Jaime . This confirmed that he existed. Tracking down missionaries that had contact with indians was'nt alway's that easy. You could end up on a wild goose chase that could cost you time, money and aggravation that you could do with out . When seeking information from missionaries on indian tribe's I alway's visited them at their home at about 12:30 pm just about when they were serving lunch because that would save me time chasing him around. The chances are also that I would get invited for lunch and most of all to be in a more ciivilized setting for a couple of hours.(Lunch is the main meal of the day in South America) Most all the missionaries I've come across whether it was in Africa or South America are very kind and they will alway's help you as much as they can. If there is no decent hotel / pension for you to stay at or if you are stranded they will put you up for a night or two. On our way to visit the Ayoreos I remember as we approached the camp in the truck Jaime was greeted by the indians about a mile before the camp. The indians ...