The Anaconda: Queen of the Amazon Rainforest
The anaconda is the biggest snake of America and can exceed the 8 meters long and weight more than 200 kg. The females are larger than the males, this is the most marked sexual dimorphism case into the order of
Culture of Indigenous Matsés People: The Tobacco Inhalation: Nënë
The native experts of the Matses (Mayoruna) tribe process a refined green powder that they call nënë in their own language or sometimes referred as nunu in Spanish, using tobacco leaves and the bark of a tree called cacahuilo.
Culture of Indigenous Matsés People: The Frog Medicine: Kambô
In the Matsés, the ceremony starts by catching a giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor). The Mayoruna expert immobilizes it by tying its four extremities, extracts the poison from its back with a small wooden stick and places it on a
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve: Peru´s Amazonian Paradise
The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is a superb place to see wildlife. Usually is necessary to take a minimun of three days, two nights or more to travel to the Pacaya Samiria and El Dorado lagoon. To visit El Dorado
Pink Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis): Live in the Amazon & Orinoco River
These dolphins live in the Amazon, but can also be found in the basins of the Orinoco and the upper Madeira River. Although they are mostly pink can be found in other colors such as skin clear, pink or brownish
The Sloth: Arboreal Mammal Found Throughout Central & South America
These animals are solitary and very long-lived animals, moving in a slow hugging a branch and hanging upside down. There are two families which differs in being lazy tridactyle species (three fingers) or didáctyle (two fingers).
The Ayahuasca: Connection with the Magical & Spiritual World
Ayahuasca in Quechua means 'rope of dead' by its etymology “aya” (dead, deceased, spirit) and “waska” (rope, string) because in the worldview of the native peoples the ayahuasca is the rope that allows the spirit leaves the body without this
The Jaguar (Panthera onca): The King of the Amazon Jungle
The Jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas and the world's third largest feline. Considered vulnerable or endangered because they are hunted for trophy poached for their fur, and habitat loss threaten their survival.