Cho and I struggled to even put our packs on as we clomped out of Juruá “City”. With 9kg of food each – enough to last us two weeks – my pack was an absurd 40kg and Cho’s close behind at 36. We’ve not carried this much since Luke and I left Camaná in April [...]

The Amazon rainforest has two main functions related to climate change: 1. Regulatory and ecosystem services Through photosynthesis the Amazon takes in around 2 billion tonnes of CO? per year, and produces an estimated 20% of the world’s oxygen – hence the name ‘the lungs of our planet’. The moisture of the rainforest from rainfall, [...]

After thirty-seven days of straight jungle time, Cho and I have reached the halfway point of our 380-kilometre crossing from Amaturá to Tefé. Juruá “City” is a humid, sweaty jungle town with shops built of wood that sits perched on a rare mound of high ground overlooking the low, green sprawl of the Amazon basin. [...]

Firstly apologies for the delay in this blog. We are VERY remote and the Macbook was out of batteries. Here are two catch up videos to make up for it… Piranha-smoking Admin Day from Walking the Amazon Videos on Vimeo. Re-supply Mission from Walking the Amazon Videos on Vimeo After the failed re-supply we had [...]

Below is an article from The Guardian (UK) on the proposed contrusction of hydroelectric dams in the Brazilian Amazon, and its potential impacts on the livelihoods of local tribes, who are dependent on the water source in many aspects of their lives.  The article questions whether local people would chose development over a loss of natural resources. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/23/brazil-amazon-electricity

After a week of living and walking well on smoked/salted fish and tons of farine, Cho and I have started to run out of luck. We’ve got 4 cups of farine left. Farine is the carbohydrate of the Amazon and is made from dried yucca roots. We tried to self-resupply but after a day and [...]