Women navigate the river in two traditional Miskito dugout canoes, using wooden paddles and punts on the Rio Coco, Nicaragua.

Women navigate the river in two traditional Miskito dugout canoes, using wooden paddles and punts on the Rio Coco, Nicaragua. The Rio Coco starts in the mountains near Somoto and feeds into the Caribbean Ocean. For indigenous Miskito and Mayagna residents, the river acts only as a hypothetical border dividing Honduras and Nicaragua, as many have family members on both sides of the river. On big journeys, people may travel in this type of boat for more than a week before reaching their destination.