Brazil nut hauling effort gets easier with zip lines and ‘Amazon Waze’

Mongabay
Nov 26, 2025, 8:45 am100 ptsTrending
Every year, the arrival of the rainy season and the swelling of the Anauá River indicate it’s time for the Wai Wai Indigenous people to go upriver to collect Brazil nuts. They spend the next few weeks in campsites in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, wandering through the nut groves and filling thousands…

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