Some have estimated that 3 to 6 tons of sea salt per day had to be
transported by canoe and on human backs into the interior to supply the Mayan people whose population then is estimated to have been greater than the population of the same region today.
Not exact matches
From Maun, we drive north to embark a traditional Delta mode of
transport - the Mokoro, a dugout
canoe pushed through the waters with poles
by local guides.
We spent our days growing and
transporting fruits and vegetables
by canoe to the town market in San Ignacio and watermelons
by truck to Belize City.
It shows their arrival in early fall, when they work for days to
transport their food and equipment from a boat in the river
by canoe to the shoreline, then haul it up a hill to the cabin.