Translation of acorn in German

The worst thing about starting the day in the main market is that you have to carry everything that you buy for the entire day. We did not want that and quickly returned to our place.
It is better to loose two dollars than a leg to some stupid crocodile. We moved on and the boat driver took us to a farm close to the floating village. There were all sorts of animals.
On day two my wife and I took a tour to visit the Altiplano. The tour started a little boring, when we visited a few empty villages nearby which were all pretty much the same. Empty with very little people.