I went on a journey and I went all over the Amazon try and find out the truth
the Amazon try and find out the truth
the Amazon try and find out the truth about the Amazon this idea of these
about the Amazon this idea of these
about the Amazon this idea of these nasty people destroying the Amazon
nasty people destroying the Amazon
nasty people destroying the Amazon they’re not they’re just people trying
they’re not they’re just people trying
they’re not they’re just people trying to make a living and what I saw is this
to make a living and what I saw is this
to make a living and what I saw is this endless poverty trend three years ago
endless poverty trend three years ago
endless poverty trend three years ago now I’ve bought an illegal coca
now I’ve bought an illegal coca
now I’ve bought an illegal coca plantation by mistake these are raw coca
plantation by mistake these are raw coca
plantation by mistake these are raw coca leaves they have the highest alkaloid
leaves they have the highest alkaloid
leaves they have the highest alkaloid content of any coca leaves in the world
content of any coca leaves in the world
content of any coca leaves in the world which means they make really good
which means they make really good
which means they make really good cocaine and they’re mine so I became a
cocaine and they’re mine so I became a
cocaine and they’re mine so I became a coca Lord by mistake now I didn’t mean
coca Lord by mistake now I didn’t mean
coca Lord by mistake now I didn’t mean to buy a cocaine plantation obviously
to buy a cocaine plantation obviously
to buy a cocaine plantation obviously but I bought it over the phone a friend
but I bought it over the phone a friend
but I bought it over the phone a friend of mine phone Mia and he said there’s
of mine phone Mia and he said there’s
of mine phone Mia and he said there’s this piece of land at the end of a
this piece of land at the end of a
this piece of land at the end of a logging road and then at the head of the
logging road and then at the head of the
logging road and then at the head of the national park needs someone to buy it
national park needs someone to buy it
national park needs someone to buy it the illegal loggers are going up the up
the illegal loggers are going up the up
the illegal loggers are going up the up dis track they’re going through the land
dis track they’re going through the land
dis track they’re going through the land and into the national park cut the
and into the national park cut the
and into the national park cut the hardwood trees and if someone can buy
hardwood trees and if someone can buy
hardwood trees and if someone can buy that piece of land we stand a chance of
that piece of land we stand a chance of
that piece of land we stand a chance of protecting that part of money National
protecting that part of money National
protecting that part of money National Park but what I actually got you know
Park but what I actually got you know
Park but what I actually got you know when I got there and saw it several
when I got there and saw it several
when I got there and saw it several months later was you know hundred acres
months later was you know hundred acres
months later was you know hundred acres of severely degraded secondary
of severely degraded secondary
of severely degraded secondary rainforest and two hectares of illegal
rainforest and two hectares of illegal
rainforest and two hectares of illegal coke I also got an illegal logging camp
coke I also got an illegal logging camp
coke I also got an illegal logging camp with an illegal loggers living in it
with an illegal loggers living in it
with an illegal loggers living in it that’s Ilyas there on the right I bought
that’s Ilyas there on the right I bought
that’s Ilyas there on the right I bought the land of Tito his dad here on the
the land of Tito his dad here on the
the land of Tito his dad here on the left and Ilyas was one of the most
left and Ilyas was one of the most
left and Ilyas was one of the most infamous infamous notorious illegal
infamous infamous notorious illegal
infamous infamous notorious illegal loggers in the area the national parks
loggers in the area the national parks
loggers in the area the national parks hated in he was a thief he was a liar he
hated in he was a thief he was a liar he
hated in he was a thief he was a liar he was this he was that and as a result I
was this he was that and as a result I
was this he was that and as a result I was absolutely terrified of him he was
was absolutely terrified of him he was
was absolutely terrified of him he was so muscley I’ve never seen a human being
so muscley I’ve never seen a human being
so muscley I’ve never seen a human being I can’t kind of get it from that picture
I can’t kind of get it from that picture
I can’t kind of get it from that picture but yeah anyway I was terrified him and
but yeah anyway I was terrified him and
but yeah anyway I was terrified him and I would camp in might camped on the land
I would camp in might camped on the land
I would camp in might camped on the land when I first went there and I lie down I
when I first went there and I lie down I
when I first went there and I lie down I could hear the chainsaws at night and
could hear the chainsaws at night and
could hear the chainsaws at night and I’d come out in the morning they’d be a
I’d come out in the morning they’d be a
I’d come out in the morning they’d be a massive pile of hard
massive pile of hard
massive pile of hard like in the driveway to my land and then
like in the driveway to my land and then
like in the driveway to my land and then two hours later had gone this kind of
two hours later had gone this kind of
two hours later had gone this kind of went on it went on and then one day so
went on it went on and then one day so
went on it went on and then one day so we were filming this as part of a TV
we were filming this as part of a TV
we were filming this as part of a TV documentary and Gavin the director said
documentary and Gavin the director said
documentary and Gavin the director said to me you know you’ve really got to go
to me you know you’ve really got to go
to me you know you’ve really got to go meet this guy and I said I’m scared I
meet this guy and I said I’m scared I
meet this guy and I said I’m scared I don’t want it and I talked the National
don’t want it and I talked the National
don’t want it and I talked the National Parks one I said you’ve bought the most
Parks one I said you’ve bought the most
Parks one I said you’ve bought the most dangerous piece of land off the most
dangerous piece of land off the most
dangerous piece of land off the most dangerous family in the most dangerous
dangerous family in the most dangerous
dangerous family in the most dangerous part of southern Peru and you know that
part of southern Peru and you know that
part of southern Peru and you know that scared the hell out of me and I’m
scared the hell out of me and I’m
scared the hell out of me and I’m camping on it and a few years earlier in
camping on it and a few years earlier in
camping on it and a few years earlier in exactly the same spot where I was
exactly the same spot where I was
exactly the same spot where I was camping a group of geologists had been
camping a group of geologists had been
camping a group of geologists had been basically held up with guns and robbed
basically held up with guns and robbed
basically held up with guns and robbed it was a scary prospect so I didn’t want
it was a scary prospect so I didn’t want
it was a scary prospect so I didn’t want to meet you Ilyas anyway Gavin said
to meet you Ilyas anyway Gavin said
to meet you Ilyas anyway Gavin said you’re gonna have to and he forced me to
you’re gonna have to and he forced me to
you’re gonna have to and he forced me to do it so we marched through the forest
do it so we marched through the forest
do it so we marched through the forest and I tracked Ilya he’s really hard to
and I tracked Ilya he’s really hard to
and I tracked Ilya he’s really hard to find I tracked him through I could find
find I tracked him through I could find
find I tracked him through I could find wet footprints and we did this for an
wet footprints and we did this for an
wet footprints and we did this for an hour and eventually I heard a chainsaw
hour and eventually I heard a chainsaw
hour and eventually I heard a chainsaw and basically I doorstep this man in the
and basically I doorstep this man in the
and basically I doorstep this man in the middle of cutting a tree down with a
middle of cutting a tree down with a
middle of cutting a tree down with a whole film crew and it was a really
whole film crew and it was a really
whole film crew and it was a really weird moment because he was like hell is
weird moment because he was like hell is
weird moment because he was like hell is good you know really remote far the
good you know really remote far the
good you know really remote far the animals and this bloke turns out with a
animals and this bloke turns out with a
animals and this bloke turns out with a boom pole and a camp anyway he’s not
boom pole and a camp anyway he’s not
boom pole and a camp anyway he’s not gonna attack us is it Hayley sat ban and
gonna attack us is it Hayley sat ban and
gonna attack us is it Hayley sat ban and we hung out and you know no I basically
we hung out and you know no I basically
we hung out and you know no I basically sake you’ve got you got to leave you
sake you’ve got you got to leave you
sake you’ve got you got to leave you know yeah it’s not working you can’t
know yeah it’s not working you can’t
know yeah it’s not working you can’t stay on this land your honour you’re the
stay on this land your honour you’re the
stay on this land your honour you’re the bad illegal or I don’t want you
bad illegal or I don’t want you
bad illegal or I don’t want you understand you’re going to have to leave
understand you’re going to have to leave
understand you’re going to have to leave and he he spun me this line about how he
and he he spun me this line about how he
and he he spun me this line about how he had a disabled daughter it’s all he
had a disabled daughter it’s all he
had a disabled daughter it’s all he could do you know to survive and and
could do you know to survive and and
could do you know to survive and and keep her you know and keep this family
keep her you know and keep this family
keep her you know and keep this family alive and you know I didn’t believe him
alive and you know I didn’t believe him
alive and you know I didn’t believe him going to show you this now
man
man hey what’s that yeah
hey what’s that yeah
hey what’s that yeah that honor goes to super bags yeah
quanto anos Cinco ah which I just
quanto anos Cinco ah which I just thought I’d come and say hi meet your
thought I’d come and say hi meet your
thought I’d come and say hi meet your family yosaku dia cuando el principio
family yosaku dia cuando el principio
family yosaku dia cuando el principio cuando NOS edo era una nian oh man yeah
cuando NOS edo era una nian oh man yeah
cuando NOS edo era una nian oh man yeah los tres meses cuando está haciendo
los tres meses cuando está haciendo
los tres meses cuando está haciendo Pilar arroz porque San Strahan’s Tammy
Pilar arroz porque San Strahan’s Tammy
Pilar arroz porque San Strahan’s Tammy arose intone odesi or medicine el SAPO
arose intone odesi or medicine el SAPO
arose intone odesi or medicine el SAPO yo say a gacho amico gen motor de Maya
yo say a gacho amico gen motor de Maya
yo say a gacho amico gen motor de Maya entonces Oh acid ARB wells well sell
entonces Oh acid ARB wells well sell
entonces Oh acid ARB wells well sell moto yeah he’s dope are principio pence
moto yeah he’s dope are principio pence
moto yeah he’s dope are principio pence a que que estaba Muerta yan toes yo me
a que que estaba Muerta yan toes yo me
a que que estaba Muerta yan toes yo me voy Quanah cuenta a menos de que bockris
voy Quanah cuenta a menos de que bockris
voy Quanah cuenta a menos de que bockris en de los tres años y trece he’s medina
en de los tres años y trece he’s medina
en de los tres años y trece he’s medina por que no era Norma no sabe Aveo imijo
por que no era Norma no sabe Aveo imijo
por que no era Norma no sabe Aveo imijo que noble Colegio no pal Hardeen yellow
que noble Colegio no pal Hardeen yellow
que noble Colegio no pal Hardeen yellow tros Neos Simba entonces no sabes Espeon
tros Neos Simba entonces no sabes Espeon
tros Neos Simba entonces no sabes Espeon so hasta inclusive oh god Odin cantar me
so hasta inclusive oh god Odin cantar me
so hasta inclusive oh god Odin cantar me la vida y me por que se siente real tal
la vida y me por que se siente real tal
la vida y me por que se siente real tal si you know Leo Saba miss Familia es
si you know Leo Saba miss Familia es
si you know Leo Saba miss Familia es otro personas no latigo pero yo lo
otro personas no latigo pero yo lo
otro personas no latigo pero yo lo siento hace en doh
infinitely more complicate Rozell agree
infinitely more complicate Rozell agree in my mind I was going to chuckle es off
in my mind I was going to chuckle es off
in my mind I was going to chuckle es off the land until I went down to his house
now what some bastard would I be if I
now what some bastard would I be if I did there’s no way behind every horrific
did there’s no way behind every horrific
did there’s no way behind every horrific story lie a bunch of earthly decent
story lie a bunch of earthly decent
story lie a bunch of earthly decent people just trying to survive and I was
people just trying to survive and I was
people just trying to survive and I was completely unarmed as a human being to
completely unarmed as a human being to
completely unarmed as a human being to do it I had no idea what I was going to
do it I had no idea what I was going to
do it I had no idea what I was going to do so I went on a journey to find out
do so I went on a journey to find out
do so I went on a journey to find out the truth about the Amazon trying to
the truth about the Amazon trying to
the truth about the Amazon trying to find out how can we tackle these
find out how can we tackle these
find out how can we tackle these problems and we can tackle them by
problems and we can tackle them by
problems and we can tackle them by understanding them so I went on a kind
understanding them so I went on a kind
understanding them so I went on a kind of journey of understanding this is
of journey of understanding this is
of journey of understanding this is Erasmus he’s one of 35,000 gold miners
Erasmus he’s one of 35,000 gold miners
Erasmus he’s one of 35,000 gold miners in southern Peru the gold mining is a
in southern Peru the gold mining is a
in southern Peru the gold mining is a huge environmental problem you know this
huge environmental problem you know this
huge environmental problem you know this is like a modern-day Gold Rush but these
is like a modern-day Gold Rush but these
is like a modern-day Gold Rush but these guys are chasing dust they’re not
guys are chasing dust they’re not
guys are chasing dust they’re not chasing nuggets and they use a whole
chasing nuggets and they use a whole
chasing nuggets and they use a whole load of chemicals within that process
load of chemicals within that process
load of chemicals within that process mercury particularly if I give you a
mercury particularly if I give you a
mercury particularly if I give you a sense of scale that there’s a truck and
sense of scale that there’s a truck and
sense of scale that there’s a truck and dock there you see that you start
dock there you see that you start
dock there you see that you start realizing how big is this whole towns of
realizing how big is this whole towns of
realizing how big is this whole towns of cropped up to supply this trade in terms
cropped up to supply this trade in terms
cropped up to supply this trade in terms of thousands of people’s prostitution as
of thousands of people’s prostitution as
of thousands of people’s prostitution as human trafficking it’s just crime in who
human trafficking it’s just crime in who
human trafficking it’s just crime in who knows it’s a horrible modern-day Gold
knows it’s a horrible modern-day Gold
knows it’s a horrible modern-day Gold Rush so I went to work with Erasmus on
Rush so I went to work with Erasmus on
Rush so I went to work with Erasmus on his gold mine this is one day they got
his gold mine this is one day they got
his gold mine this is one day they got this is six and a half grams of 24 karat
this is six and a half grams of 24 karat
this is six and a half grams of 24 karat gold that’s worth about 190 bucks so it
gold that’s worth about 190 bucks so it
gold that’s worth about 190 bucks so it takes around 20 tons of toxic waste to
takes around 20 tons of toxic waste to
takes around 20 tons of toxic waste to make it a gold wedding ring
make it a gold wedding ring
make it a gold wedding ring here’s a little clip of of me down there
every 16 hours the mats are rinsed and
every 16 hours the mats are rinsed and shaken out before the gold-bearing
shaken out before the gold-bearing
shaken out before the gold-bearing sludge is scraped into a barrel hey bro
sludge is scraped into a barrel hey bro
sludge is scraped into a barrel hey bro so Julio si Loki Koki Aloha
so Julio si Loki Koki Aloha
so Julio si Loki Koki Aloha hey sis pitas kappa ESO loco loco kilo
hey sis pitas kappa ESO loco loco kilo
hey sis pitas kappa ESO loco loco kilo Kunta – Oh si los expertos reason can a
Kunta – Oh si los expertos reason can a
Kunta – Oh si los expertos reason can a kudu possessing elemento toxic Oh VI a
kudu possessing elemento toxic Oh VI a
kudu possessing elemento toxic Oh VI a semi sedan you bring cambio yamir
semi sedan you bring cambio yamir
semi sedan you bring cambio yamir trabajo 20 dos anos he knows of a new
trabajo 20 dos anos he knows of a new
trabajo 20 dos anos he knows of a new man
so he’s next thing I’m not hurry with
so he’s next thing I’m not hurry with with the sludge it was a movement to no
with the sludge it was a movement to no
with the sludge it was a movement to no other you know you could put julio de
other you know you could put julio de
other you know you could put julio de Bock okay Lord una hora
Bock okay Lord una hora
Bock okay Lord una hora si si si prophecy como estamos haciendo
si si si prophecy como estamos haciendo
si si si prophecy como estamos haciendo legalmente auntie dollie esta previ doe
legalmente auntie dollie esta previ doe
legalmente auntie dollie esta previ doe I you know met Oh No Oh techno dajia se
I you know met Oh No Oh techno dajia se
I you know met Oh No Oh techno dajia se puede trabajar mean area Sigma s qu do
puede trabajar mean area Sigma s qu do
puede trabajar mean area Sigma s qu do no todos nosotros no tenemos a say
no todos nosotros no tenemos a say
no todos nosotros no tenemos a say capital hey quai des Eaux estamos
capital hey quai des Eaux estamos
capital hey quai des Eaux estamos haciendo sig moment Anna meant a no ma
mercury poisoning can result in brain
mercury poisoning can result in brain damage kidney damage lung failure and
damage kidney damage lung failure and
damage kidney damage lung failure and possibly miscarriage illegal miners
possibly miscarriage illegal miners
possibly miscarriage illegal miners dumped nearly 30 tons of this heavy
dumped nearly 30 tons of this heavy
dumped nearly 30 tons of this heavy metal into Peruvian rivers every year
metal into Peruvian rivers every year
metal into Peruvian rivers every year and a recent study found that many
and a recent study found that many
and a recent study found that many people in local communities had mercury
people in local communities had mercury
people in local communities had mercury levels in their bodies five times the
levels in their bodies five times the
levels in their bodies five times the safe limit
a whole lot of gold I’m seeing so that’s
a whole lot of gold I’m seeing so that’s an image I took of that guy while he was
an image I took of that guy while he was
an image I took of that guy while he was doing he stood that mercury with his
doing he stood that mercury with his
doing he stood that mercury with his feet for now when you do that you
feet for now when you do that you
feet for now when you do that you realize these guys aren’t rich okay the
realize these guys aren’t rich okay the
realize these guys aren’t rich okay the bad guys aren’t rich the gold miners
bad guys aren’t rich the gold miners
bad guys aren’t rich the gold miners aren’t no one’s getting rich off this at
aren’t no one’s getting rich off this at
aren’t no one’s getting rich off this at all it’s actually the reverse this guy
all it’s actually the reverse this guy
all it’s actually the reverse this guy wanted to go to university he had gone
wanted to go to university he had gone
wanted to go to university he had gone to become a gold miner to save up for
to become a gold miner to save up for
to become a gold miner to save up for university he was never going to go to
university he was never going to go to
university he was never going to go to university was poisoning himself to
university was poisoning himself to
university was poisoning himself to death
death
death he hadn’t been paid for two weeks the
he hadn’t been paid for two weeks the
he hadn’t been paid for two weeks the other two workers the work that hadn’t
other two workers the work that hadn’t
other two workers the work that hadn’t been paid for three months you know in
been paid for three months you know in
been paid for three months you know in what I saw was this endless poverty
what I saw was this endless poverty
what I saw was this endless poverty cycle is just trap he was stuck in this
cycle is just trap he was stuck in this
cycle is just trap he was stuck in this poverty trap that they couldn’t get out
poverty trap that they couldn’t get out
poverty trap that they couldn’t get out the longer they work to not got paid the
the longer they work to not got paid the
the longer they work to not got paid the more they were committed to work so it
more they were committed to work so it
more they were committed to work so it was all really just miserable and tragic
was all really just miserable and tragic
was all really just miserable and tragic this was this is where we got our water
this was this is where we got our water
this was this is where we got our water from and washed every day said mercury
from and washed every day said mercury
from and washed every day said mercury tailing this sort of gold mining tailing
tailing this sort of gold mining tailing
tailing this sort of gold mining tailing pond full of mercury so it makes you
pond full of mercury so it makes you
pond full of mercury so it makes you realize that these guys aren’t doing
realize that these guys aren’t doing
realize that these guys aren’t doing that for fun you know this idea of these
that for fun you know this idea of these
that for fun you know this idea of these nasty people destroying the Amazon
nasty people destroying the Amazon
nasty people destroying the Amazon they’re not they’re just people trying
they’re not they’re just people trying
they’re not they’re just people trying to make a living
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