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The Peruvian Amazon

The Peruvian Amazon

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Rainy Season

In the absence of light pollution, the Amazon sky is illuminated with stars pouring over the Rainforest.

Fútbol is a popular sport around the world, and the Amazon is no exception. Here, some soccer players relax after a game in the village.

Owl Monkeys

The illegal trafficking of exotic birds is a common business in isolated areas. Endangered species can moreover be sold for lucrative prices, and the feathers and body parts of the birds are useful.

A local tour guide canoes towards one of the oldest trees in the Tahuayo basin in search for the Hoatzin bird, otherwise known as a "Shanshu" to locals.

A trans woman poses for a photo outside a local cantina. While some areas of the Amazon are more gender fluid, other parts are influenced by strong catholic beliefs as a result from previous colonizers. Due to this, LGBTQ people are often marginalized in some Peruvian communities.

A Shaman holds his own brew of ayahuasca within his home. Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew with hallucinogenic properties native to the Amazon. It has many components, the main ingredients being the Banisteriopsis Caapi vine, and the Psychotria viridis.

The rise in ayahuasca over the past decade has brought many tourists to Peru and other parts of the Amazon, drawing much business for locals. As a results, many have began to impersonate Shamans and creating a black market for tourism.

The decline in shamon apprentices

A child plays in the local river.

The Amazon river is the source of livelihood for those who dwell along it. Thousands of people depend on the health of the Amazon river for their livelihoods, food, hygiene, and transportation.

While the river is full with predators such as pirana and electric eels, children grow up with a quick awareness to the river. Here, children play regularly in the river at the end of the day.

Instead of four seasons, the Amazon is divided into rainy seasons, and dry seasons.

The winner of a local beauty contest "Miss Chino" poses for a picture in the community hall center.

Aguaje Harvest

Construction in remote villages

Worker Carries Cement

Local Hospital in Esperanza

Suri: An Amazonian Delicacy

Fruit Market in Iquitos

A local fishes for his dinner.

An armored catfish remains as leftovers for lunch and the catch of the day.

Man becomes engulfed with smoke while burning bamboo.

A mother nurses her new born child. On her baby's wrists are local beans known as "huayruro" she also sells to tourists. This is her way of making an income for her family.

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