1. On the trip back here, they made a quick stop to Nuevo Horizonte, a jungle village where the Mortimers recently built a well. 2. Earlier Saturday, soldiers fanned out into the mountains around this jungle village and searched any farmers they came upon, villagers said. 3. He said the rebels included eight former Peruvian soldiers, three men from jungle villages, two teen-age girls and leader Nestor Cerpa. 4. In East Timor, he wrote to sister Elba, he was the only foreigner for miles around Betun, a jungle village near the border. 5. Irian Jaya is sparsely populated, and many of its people live in remote jungle villages or in coastal fishing settlements. 6. Jungle villages destroyed in coup fighting. 7. Most blew their money on alcohol, prostitutes and wild parties in the remote jungle village, where goods were expensive. 8. Relatives of the other rebels live in jungle villages far from the capital. 9. Tensions have risen in recent weeks, with rebel supporters in remote jungle villages complaining of increased military activity and saying they fear impending attacks. 10. The conservationists also are working with the jungle villages to collect exotic materials that are used in personal care products. |