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Amazon Transport: The Tri-Border Region and Iquitos

COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Views [2914] | Video

A look at the transport options between Iquitos, Peru and the Tri-Border region of Brazil, Colombia and Peru in the Amazon--the towns of Tabatinga, Leticia and Santa Rosa, respectively. We take a flight from Iquitos to Caballococha then make our way ... Read more >

Tags: amazon, border crossing, brazil, caballococha, colombia, iquitos, leticia, peru, santa rosa, tabatinga


Caught in Iquitos--Expats in the Amazon

PERU | Sunday, 20 May 2012 | Views [3906] | Video

For some that venture to Iquitos, there is an overpowering force with a relentless grip; this force holds all those who experience it under a spell, a spell that causes the enchanted to get caught in Iquitos. Because of the supposed ineffable charms ... Read more >

Tags: alan shoemaker, amazon, ayahuasca, iquitos, mad mick, mad micks bunk house trading post, peru


Amazon: Shipibo Visual Music

PERU | Sunday, 13 May 2012 | Views [6463] | Video

Shipibo handicraft design consists of patterns tied to their cosmological worldview. The geometric patterns are not just design but also musical notation, Shipibos can create visual pattern from sound and sound from visual pattern--thus, the myth goes, ... Read more >

Tags: anthropology, ayahuasca, icaro, iquitos, music, myth, peru textile anaconda, shipibo, synesthesia, vision


The Controversial "Sport" of Peruvian Cockfighting

PERU | Saturday, 12 May 2012 | Views [3271] | Video

Outlawed in most of the western world, cockfights remain a thriving bloodsport in many places. In the Amazonian city of Iquitos, we venture into the world of the fighting rooster. We check out the rules, the training of the birds, the betting on the ... Read more >

Tags: cockfights, controversy, iquitos, peru


The Gringo Shaman of the Amazon

PERU | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [4096] | Video

Drawn to the Amazon by the opportunity to study the traditions of Amazonian Medicine Men, or Shamans, Ron Wheelock has lived in Iquitos, Peru since 2000.   Over the years he developed into an adept and trusted Medicne Man himself. ... Read more >

Tags: amazon, ayahuasca, don agustin rivas vasquez, gringo shaman of the amazon, icaros, iquitos, medicine man, peru, ron wheelock, shamanism


Belen Market (Mercado Belen) Iquitos, Peru

PERU | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [4052] | Video

Iquito's Belen Market,  Mercado Belen , the biggest and most diverse market in the Peruvian Amazon, covers over 20 blocks.   Early in the morning people arrive from jungle villages to sell their produce.   Located close ... Read more >

Tags: amazon, belen, belen market, iquitos, peru, south america, witches alley



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