What its Like to Live in the Amazon

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Recently I read an article about a New York man who visited the Amazon when he was 18 and ever since he has been returning.  After being so secluded in New York, he loved being able to be so close to nature and animals.  The article didn’t go into too many details into his day to day living while he was there and all I could think of was how did he survive alone?  He described going off into the Amazon by himself for weeks at a time and how lonely he’d get.  Not only  was he lonely, but he would also have to figure out how to survive.

I watch a lot of the shows on television where they show people surviving nature and different situations and I am always amazed at how they do it.  From finding food, protein especially, to creating healthy drinking water, survival is definitely challenging for people when they are in an unknown situation or even alone.

The CEO, Zbiginiew Barwicz, of PURE ENERGIES and a small team led by the International Conservation Fund of Canada, trekked into the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest for two weeks to provide solar powered light to each household in the remote community of Kendjam. They lived alongside the indigenous tribe, the Kayapo, to participate in their traditions and explore the Amazon.  The purpose of the trip was to highlight the Kayapo people and exemplify what it means to be sustainable and independent.  The Kayapo people effectively protect an area of the rainforest that is bigger than more than half of the countries in the world and about the size of Virginia.  Everyday their land is threatened by loggers, ranchers and miners –

The Kayapo are one of the few indigenous tribes left in the world who still maintain all their ancient culture and traditions. They live in complete harmony and peace with nature and each other. The team will be sharing footage and photographs of the largest piece of protected rainforest in the world.

Zbigniew and his team where one of the only six groups in the world to have ever visited this remote community. The experience was life changing – They left on a mission with the hopes of learning the truest form of independence and they did! The PURE Energies team wants to share their journey, their learnings and most importantly the amazing story of the Kayapo people.

There are many conservation projects that protect the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, but what makes this one particularly unique is that it is led by people who live, breath and sustain what they do everyday. People empowered, courageous and strong enough to protect what they love.  The mission is part of a broader theme of commitment on PURE Energies CEO, Zbigniew Barwicz’s behalf to discover remote areas of the world and to do so for a cause.

Barbara Zimmerman, Kayapo Program Director at the International Conservation Fund worked directly with the Kayapo tribe to bring this mission to life. Together Barbara and PURE teamed up to bring beautiful compelling, never-before-seen footage of this amazing tribe to the world. I highly encourage you to take a peak.

The team will be sharing footage and photographs of the largest piece of protected rainforest in the world.  You can check out more about the video here.