It’s still night, but in a remote river port in the Peruvian Amazone, A white boat starts its engine and, after hours of crossing, arrives at an indigenous community. Throughout the day, the nurses on board will vaccinate the children and take care of the condition of the pregnant women who do not have access […]
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“Green Nobel” will recognize environmental work in the Amazon rainforest
Alfred Nobel’s great-grandnephew offers a prize “Green Nobel”outside the Nobel Foundation, to the environmental defenders of the Amazon jungle. Marcus Nobel, a Swedish-American businessman based in Portland, Oregon, has established this annual environmental award to highlight projects that help preserve and sustain the rainforest and protect its biodiversity. The United Earth Amazonia Award will be […]
Increase in immigrants from Asia and Africa turns the Amazon rainforest into a corridor
People from 69 countries were arrested in the framework of a recent operation against illicit trafficking of migrants and human trafficking carried out throughout the American continent, indicating the rise in the number of Asians and Africans crossing oceans and continents to reach USA. The fifth edition of Operation Turquoise, coordinated by Interpol, brought together […]
More than 500,000 migrants have crossed the Darién jungle in 2023, a historical record
More than 500,000 migrants have crossed the dangerous Darien jungle on their way to North America so far in 2023, a historical record of individuals who crossed this natural border between Panama and Colombiamost of them Venezuelans, official sources informed EFE this Wednesday. Of the 501,297 migrants who have crossed what is known as the […]
In the Amazon, indigenous women rescue a small tribe from the brink of extinction
At night, in this small village near the Assua River in Brazilthe jungle tropical reverberation. The sound of the generators at times competes with that of the forest, a sign that there are people here. Until recently, the Juma people seemed destined to disappear like countless other amazon tribes decimated by the European invasion. In […]
Peru teaches the gastronomy of the Amazon in Morocco
The ‘VI Peruvian Gastronomic Festival’, focused in this edition on the Amazon with a tasting menu by chef Luis Arévalo, will take place this Thursday in Rabat organized by the Peruvian Embassy in Morocco. “The charm of the Peruvian jungle brought to the kitchen: Discovering Amazonian gastronomy” is the title of the 2023 edition of […]
Rioja, Lamas and Sauce: conservation and meditation destinations
To begin this trip, you have to leave, or better forget, your urban luggage. You have to get rid of the stress of the city and embrace lightness: swimwear, sunscreen and repellent will be your faithful companions. The San Martín region has 10 provinces and 77 districts. To get there, the only airport is in […]
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ask Brazil to declare a climate emergency
indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon They asked the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergencyas their villages do not have clean water, food or medicine due to serious drought that is drying up rivers vital for travel on the jungle, its leaders said Tuesday. The drought and heat wave have killed masses of fish in […]
Huánuco and Tingo María: adventure destinations between waterfalls and viewpoints
On the plane that took me to Huánuco, I sighed when I realized that my luggage was mostly summer clothes. I was wearing several shorts, bividis and a single long-sleeved shirt that could serve as a sweater, casual suit or gala if an occasion called for it. However, after a forty-minute trip from Lima, I […]
Social networks, the deception that encourages thousands of migrants through the Darién jungle
Horrible, horrible, many migrants repeat. The passage through Darien jungle, the natural border between Panama and Colombia, is not as they imagined. Guided by videos that flood social networks and the stories of acquaintances, misinformation and deception accentuate the migration crisis. “Strength, strength!” cheers a man as he guides a group of migrants through the […]