After almost 2 months in the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon
rainforest, watching the water level rise about 4 meters and getting stung by all kind of typical Amazon insects, we watched the sunrise the last time for an indefinite period of time.
The strongest impressions we experienced were the encounter with still traditional living indigenous communities in Peru, but also the ongoing environmental destruction in the Amazon basin.
Along the main stream you can´t find primary rainforest anymore, and snakes like Anacondas, caymans or Piranhas are just legends. Even monkeys, typical birds or tupis are not seen anymore. They are just shot dead or flew into the remaining vast Amazon rainforest area far off the main rivers and beaten tracks.
The biggest disappointment although was, that we could´t make our trip up the Rio Javari in Brasil like planned. The BBC shooting their exploitative tv series with the self-exposed so called "adventurer" Bruce Perry in 2003 destroyed a lot intruding into the lands of the remote living tribes, like Matis, Corubo, Marubo etc... just for one reason: Getting themselve a good tv-exposure and making money. Nowadays these tribes try to make as much money as they can, as soon as a "white guy" tries to come into their territory, for good or bad.
Above: Sunrise at Pevas, Peru, Amazon, photo by Anja Krois
