They sound like what we call in Guatemala "tzizimites" but I think they are no-see-ums...I would always recommend long pants and socks and DEET in the jungle.
That being said...when Peter and I went on a 2 day trip to Tikal (and that is some dense JUNGLA out there!)this past July (my Dad who was back home at the time joined up with us) I was expecting clouds of mosquitoes AND DID NOT GET A SINGLE BITE!! I was shocked, every time I go home to my parent's house I get eaten alive, repellent notwithstanding sometimes!
Then we go on to Costa Rica and we stayed at a resort smack in the rain forest, here I am still taking precautions and BAM! I got a couple of bites!
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends ~~M. Angelou~~
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