EcoJustice Radio journeys into the rich Andean traditional musical and cultural tapestry of Highland Peru with self-taught musician Rafo Nunjar Tovar.
Tag: Peru
Montegrande: Ancient Amazonian Temple Reveals World’s First Cacao Cultivation
EcoJustice Radio host Jack Eidt spoke with Karen Gordon, an associate at ASICAMPE, the nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research in the Peruvian Amazon. They explored the significance of Montegrande, a site that has revealed traces of cacao in 6,000-year-old ceremonial pottery vessels, making it the oldest known monumental temple site in Peru.
Amazon Defenders: Rainforest Biodiversity and Big Oil with Paul Paz y Miño
Paul Paz y Miño from Amazon Watch speaks on biodiversity of Western Amazon Rainforest and protecting it from mining and drilling interests
Field Guide to Adventures in Tropical Botany
Field Guides to the Wild intrigue Naomi Pitcairn, sharing her adventures in scientific documentation of the wonders of nature, in this case the botanical wealth of the American Tropics.
China’s Latest Earth Assault: Trans-Amazonian Railway
Environmentalists push back against more Chinese-financed plans to construct 5,300km (3,300-mile) route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to cut transport costs
Peru: lllegal Gold Mining versus Biodiversity and Ecotourism
A gold rush that accelerated with the onset of the 2008 global recession compounds the woes of the Amazon basin, laying waste to Peruvian rain forest and spilling tons of toxic mercury into the air and water.
Ayahuasca: Fake Shamans and The Divine Vine of Immortality
Every day, more and more tourists arrive in Iquitos, Peru, seeking spiritual enlightenment or a psychedelic experience first made popular by William Burroughs and the Beatniks in the 1960s. Unfortunately, some well-paid “shamans” lack the experience or understanding of the powerful and sacred botanical brews used for thousands of years for healing and divination. And the gringos-on-holiday often get over their heads in the wilds of the Amazon.