EcoSonderlust

Exploring human and ecological stories for pathways towards resilience

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  • The Anaconda Trail

    Our journey started in a cool, dark maloka (a communal house) in the indigenous community of Buenos Aires deep in the Amazon rainforest of Vaupés in Colombia. Jopo (toasted tobacco blown through the nose) and mambé (powdered coca leaf eaten slowly as a paste), receives a blessing of protection and permission for our trip from…

  • Mavecure Hills

    Each Colombian I tell I am going to Cerros de Mavicure lights up- these majestic hills in the Colombian amazon are revered by many who know of its secrets, especially the indigenous communities who live there.