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An oil palm front advances on an Indigenous community in Peru Indigenous Shipibo leaders in Peru’s Ucayali region say they live under the threat of attacks from suspected land traffickers who continue to invade their territory. The Indigenous community of Santa Clara de Uchunya says these invasions have been exacerbated by the advancement of oil palm plantations in the Amazonian district of Nueva Requena. In August 2020, an outside group was caught cutting down trees that belong to the commun...

Last Updated: Peru: Machu Picchu Closed Over Local Train Dispute Due to the new coronavirus pandemic, Machu Picchu was closed for almost eight months, and in November the government reopened it, placing hopes on the reactivation of local tourism. Peru suspended the entrance to Machu Picchu due to a protest that blocked the only railroad to reach the tourist destination located in a remote area of ​​the Andes and the Amazon. "So we hope that on these days, through the dialogue that has ...

Share: "Superfruits that preserve forests" is the first Partnerships for Forests project in Peru, with the support of the United Kingdom Embassy, with international and public-private collaboration, which seeks to add value to the standing Amazon forests, for the benefit of the local people of Loreto. AMARUMAYU  collaborates with the conversion of the fruits of the Amazon into healthy drinks which can be offered to a global market. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Human beings, in th...

AMARUMAYU JOINS THE UK EMBASSY AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR FORESTS TO LAUNCH THE PROJECT "SUPERFRUITS THAT PRESERVE FORESTS" News provided by Share this article Share this article "Superfruits that preserve forests" is the first Partnerships for Forests project in Peru, with the support of the United Kingdom Embassy, with international and public-private collaboration, which seeks to add value to the standing Amazon forests, for the benefit of the local people of Loreto. AMARUMAYU  collaborates with ...

In the peruvian amazon today gringo shamans are replacing healers who once had exclusive knowledge of the forest. theyre part of larger changes here, some good, some bad. >> you said an interesting frayed. you said "we prostitute ayahuasca." >> yeah. >> there are some who might say you prostitute ayahuasca. youre this white guy from kansas out here -- >> sure. >> -- making money off of ayahuasca. >> sure. >> how do you respond to that? >> i tell all the foreigners, were all guilty of exploiting ...

Well see. stans journey will take him to south america, to the frontier town of iquitos, located deep in the peruvian amazon. this tropical outpost has become the epicenter of a growing industry of ayahuasca tourism. im on my way to a jungle retreat, one of many run by ex-pat americans. these forests produce many of our modern medicines, and i want to find out if ayahuasca could someday become one of them. this is el purguero, or purger. a collection of simple huts tucked away in the forest. its...

In the peruvian amazon today gringo shamans are replacing healers who once had exclusive knowledge of the forest. theyre part of larger changes here, some good, some bad. >> you said an interesting frayed. you said "we prostitute ayahuasca." >> yeah. >> there are some who might say you prostitute ayahuasca. youre this white guy from kansas out here -- >> sure. >> -- making money off of ayahuasca. >> sure. >> how do you respond to that? >> i tell all the foreigners, were all guilty of exploiting ...

Expertise. >> joining me now is josh fox, director and producer of "gasland county "gasland." hes in the amazon but wanted to make time for a big development in this battle. what specifically does todays news mean for this movement nationwide? >> this is gigantic. first of all, i have to do this and put on my yankees hat. >> nice, great. >> and in the peruvian amazon with amazon watch doing reporting on oil spills. look, this cant be underestimated. this is gigantic, this is huge. this has been ...

Town of iquitos, located deep in the peruvian amazon. this tropical outpost has become the epicenter of a growing industry of ayahuasca tourism. im on my way to a jungle retreat, one of many run by ex-pat americans. these forests produce many of our modern medicines, and i want to find out if ayahuasca could someday become one of them. this is el purguero, or purger. a collection of simple huts tucked away in the forest. its amazing to me there are over a hundred ayahuasca centers in this part o...

In the peruvian amazon, gringo shamans are replacing healers who once had exclusive knowledge of the forest. theyre part of larger changes here, some good, some bad. >> you said an interesting phrase, we prostitute ayahuasca. >> yeah. >> there are some who might say you prostitute ayahuasca. >> sure. >> youre this white guy from kansas making money off of ayahuasca. how do you respond to that? >> i tell all the foreigners, that i know here, we are all guilty of exploiting people here. all of us....