Cultural changes shift an Indigenous community’s relationship with the Amazon forest

Mongabay
Jan 5, 2026, 6:14 pm187 ptsTop
VAUPÉS, COLOMBIA – As a baby, Elisa Fernández Sánchez’ mother would place her into the bow of the canoe and glide across the murky waters of the Vaupés River in the thick Amazon rainforest. Their journey towards the traditional forest gardens was not easy, but they did it almost every day. Her mom would…

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