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Theogony • September 15, 2017 • https://actheogony.com/211/multimedia/heart-of-lightness-a-photo-essay-from-the-amazon/

Heart of Lightness: A Photo Collection from the Amazon

Sebastian Ochoa, leader of the Maijuna. (Photo: Brian Griffiths)

Sebastian Ochoa, leader of the Maijuna. (Photo: Brian Griffiths)

Photos from Theogony editors Griffin Harris and Sam Wingfield’s trip to the Sucusari River basin in the Peruvian Amazon, where they worked with George Mason University and a local indigenous tribe. Their essay detailing the trip is published on Theogony here. All photos by Brian Griffiths.

A man plants rice on a seasonal island in the Napo River.
A starry night as seen from the Sucusari River.
Victornio Rios Torres, Maijuna hunter, paddles a dugout canoe on the Sucusari River.
A Maijuna child plays in the mud.
A bonfire on a seasonal island on the Napo River.
Torres talks about the medicinal use of jungle plants.
A monkey peeks out from a banana bunch.
An Amazonian sunset.
Telmo Sangama, Maijuna grower.
Sebastian Ochoa, leader of the Maijuna, speaks to George Mason students.

 

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