I am writing this from Atalaya with the River Tambo now behind me. The six days walking was hard work but very rewarding to have completed in good time. Most of the Ashaninka communities were wary at first and then kind and welcoming once they knew we were not a threat. We often slept in [...]

I’m writing this from a wooden shack of a hostel in a port called Puerto Ocopa at the junction between the River Ene and the River Tambo. There is a thunderstorm outside and the muggy, sticky air is being washed away and replaced by a cool freshness. I have finished walking the Ene (at long [...]

This video is made using footage about a month old now but I’m sticking it up to show the change in scenery and life now that we are in the trees… More videos from the Rivers Ene and Tambo to follow shortly.

“Put the camera away.” said Oscar. “Huh?” I stalled, hearing Oscar but not wanting to comply. “Put the camera away.” Oscar repeated. He looked worried so I obeyed. As the waterproof bag clicked shut I realised what was happening as I was soaked with a bucket of dirty water. The girl who threw it was [...]

The captain of the boat we had come in on took me to the local Ashaninka community in Puerto Ocopa in order to look for a new guide. I was looking for one that spoke the local language. After about 5 houses of “No”s we arrived at a house with a middle-aged couple and a [...]

Ignore the tracker marker on the map in Lima – the spare one must have gone off. I am on the River Ene. Oz has left – this time for good. I’ll tell it from the beginning… In Pichari we were repeatedly told not to go any further south and after I wrote the last [...]