Javari Expedition – Javari Expedition
The Javari River. Its 700 miles mark the border between Peru and Brazil, and are home to the highest concentration of isolated indigenous peoples in the world – people who know no borders. I made two trips up the Javari in the early ‘90s documenting the lives of the Matsés (Mayoruna) tribe, establishing friendships there, and collecting medicinal plants for Shaman Pharmaceuticals.
Nearly three decades have passed since those original excursions and there has never been more attention paid to the Amazon, its peoples, and the pressures modern life are imposing there.
This January, when the water is high and navigation is possible, I want to return to the Javari. The mission is threefold.
Javari Expedition – Javari Expedition