For the most part, cuartoneros illegally harvest mahogany because ...

[Lisaclaire]

For the most part, cuartoneros illegally harvest mahogany because
 
  a. the work is easy and brings great monetary reward for little effort.
  b. the mahogany trees are easy to find in the remote areas of the Chimanes forest.
  c. there are few other opportunities for the indigenous people to earn money or work off debt.
  d. legal logging companies are not interested in logging mahogany and so offer no competition.

Question 2

Cuartoneros cut the planchones, relay them to the nearest river, and then tie them into
 
  a. cayapos and float them down the river to San Borja.
  b. oxcarts for transport out of the forest.
  c. lomeros in preparation for transport down river.
  d. bundles that are then carried out on logging roads.

[kaylee05]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: a

[Lisaclaire]

Excellent

[AmberC1996]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it