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Ecotourism in the Amazon

by moro Posted on 11 March 2007

Ecotourism, communitarian tourism, ecolodges, ecoresorts are just many names which refer to the same experience: coming in contact with the rain forest and the people (aboriginal peoples) that inhabit it. In the case of the Amazon, because a good part … Continue reading →

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Last shamans of the Amazon

by moro Posted on 10 March 2007

Sarita and Carlito accompany us through this experience, teaching the language of a world we didn’t know before, the keys in order to understand and respect the forest. They design in our minds the symbols of nature: the anaconda (amaru), … Continue reading →

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An Amazon indigenous community

by moro Posted on 8 March 2007

Sinchi Sacha means “strong forest” in the Kichwa indigenous language. Carlito, our young guide, knows every centimeter of his world, the forest; with his machete opens a way that knows by heart, he follows the “songlines” traced by his ancestors. … Continue reading →

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Tena, a look to the Amazon

by moro Posted on 4 March 2007

Now we are really in the Amazon basin… to make it clear, there are the curious smiles of the children who run towards the bus. In their black eyes and smooth like silk hairs, it’s hidden all the mystery of … Continue reading →

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