The documentary “In Search Of One River” is currently in post production. This is an early preview, a short segment about the ecological and cultural importance of the Amazon forest to the world. Our team travelled the Apaporis river in the Colombian department of Vaupés, one of the most significant corners of the Amazon jungle because of its biological diversity and landscape, and its ethnographic and cultural wealth.
Wade Davis, current explorer-in-residence of National Geographic and author of the book “One River: Explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest”, gives a presentation about the importance of preserving our global ethnosphere. In this presentation, part of the TED series, Wade highlights examples of cultures and ways of thinking around the world, from the curandero in the Andes to Budhists in Tibet to the Jaguar people who journey beyond the milky way, that are in danger of disappearing today.
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez ordered tanks and thousands of troops on Sunday to the border with Colombia, accusing it of pushing South America to the brink of war by killing a top rebel leader on Ecuadorean soil. Denouncing Colombia’s slaying of the rebel commander in a cross-border raid into Ecuador, Chavez said Venezuela will respond militarily if Colombia violates its border.