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.

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The article describes how many indigenous people have turned to illegal logging out of a lack of other opportunities to earn money or work off debt. This implies that choice C is the best answer. While choices A and B may be partially true, they do not fully capture the reasons why cuartoneros engage in illegal logging. Choice D is not supported by the article, which does not suggest that legal logging companies are uninterested in mahogany.

For the Most Part,cuartoneros Illegally Harvest Mahogany Because