what you’ve got is you’ve got the world’s most biodiverse National Park
world’s most biodiverse National Park
world’s most biodiverse National Park and in it you have a population of
and in it you have a population of
and in it you have a population of indigenous people which makes it quite
indigenous people which makes it quite
indigenous people which makes it quite unusual because often when you have a
unusual because often when you have a
unusual because often when you have a national park all the people are forced
national park all the people are forced
national park all the people are forced out of it to live all along the edges of
out of it to live all along the edges of
out of it to live all along the edges of it well in mono it’s different everyone
it well in mono it’s different everyone
it well in mono it’s different everyone lives in it so Manu is in Peru although
lives in it so Manu is in Peru although
lives in it so Manu is in Peru although lots of places claim to be the most
lots of places claim to be the most
lots of places claim to be the most biodiverse on earth Manu is officially
biodiverse on earth Manu is officially
biodiverse on earth Manu is officially the most by diverse place on earth I
the most by diverse place on earth I
the most by diverse place on earth I mean the statistics of just unbelieving
mean the statistics of just unbelieving
mean the statistics of just unbelieving half a million species of insect but
half a million species of insect but
half a million species of insect but they don’t know because really Mohsen
they don’t know because really Mohsen
they don’t know because really Mohsen haven’t been discovered yet it’s not now
haven’t been discovered yet it’s not now
haven’t been discovered yet it’s not now this place is fastest 17,000 square
this place is fastest 17,000 square
this place is fastest 17,000 square kilometers I mean it’s massive and then
kilometers I mean it’s massive and then
kilometers I mean it’s massive and then the other thing is once you get there
the other thing is once you get there
the other thing is once you get there you’re not allowed into most of it it
you’re not allowed into most of it it
you’re not allowed into most of it it really is just shut off and the reason
really is just shut off and the reason
really is just shut off and the reason is is that there are uncontacted people
is is that there are uncontacted people
is is that there are uncontacted people living in there and not only is it
living in there and not only is it
living in there and not only is it dangerous to encounter them folks for
dangerous to encounter them folks for
dangerous to encounter them folks for them firing arrows at people coming into
them firing arrows at people coming into
them firing arrows at people coming into the part which does happen but I suppose
the part which does happen but I suppose
the part which does happen but I suppose more of a threat us giving them diseases
more of a threat us giving them diseases
more of a threat us giving them diseases it’s a highly in excess to get to the
it’s a highly in excess to get to the
it’s a highly in excess to get to the remote communities where we went it’s
remote communities where we went it’s
remote communities where we went it’s called young bateau it was pushing boats
called young bateau it was pushing boats
called young bateau it was pushing boats up Amazonian rivers it was the sort of
up Amazonian rivers it was the sort of
up Amazonian rivers it was the sort of stuff you get excited about when you’re
stuff you get excited about when you’re
stuff you get excited about when you’re a kid the reality of it is surreal pay
a kid the reality of it is surreal pay
a kid the reality of it is surreal pay yummy bateau was formed by missionaries
yummy bateau was formed by missionaries
yummy bateau was formed by missionaries as it’s now a sort of hub with hundreds
as it’s now a sort of hub with hundreds
as it’s now a sort of hub with hundreds of people living in it it’s also a place
of people living in it it’s also a place
of people living in it it’s also a place where people will form first contact I
where people will form first contact I
where people will form first contact I guess and they’ll get given a name for
guess and they’ll get given a name for
guess and they’ll get given a name for the first time and they’ll get getting
the first time and they’ll get getting
the first time and they’ll get getting t-shirts and they’ll slowly start
t-shirts and they’ll slowly start
t-shirts and they’ll slowly start integrating into this new more modern
integrating into this new more modern
integrating into this new more modern society which from our perspective is
society which from our perspective is
society which from our perspective is very different to our own society but
very different to our own society but
very different to our own society but for them it’s you know there’s the first
for them it’s you know there’s the first
for them it’s you know there’s the first trappings of modernity that I have a
trappings of modernity that I have a
trappings of modernity that I have a love-hate relationship with money it’s
love-hate relationship with money it’s
love-hate relationship with money it’s just I spent a year there in the last
just I spent a year there in the last
just I spent a year there in the last four years I think it just kills me but
four years I think it just kills me but
four years I think it just kills me but I for some reason I keep going back
I for some reason I keep going back
I for some reason I keep going back there I don’t no idea why I love it
there I don’t no idea why I love it
there I don’t no idea why I love it secretly
secretly
secretly – cliche to say I want people to see
– cliche to say I want people to see
– cliche to say I want people to see this extraordinary diversity so that we
this extraordinary diversity so that we
this extraordinary diversity so that we don’t you know carry on destroying it
don’t you know carry on destroying it
don’t you know carry on destroying it it’s it’s threatened is threat by
it’s it’s threatened is threat by
it’s it’s threatened is threat by logging the threat or a road in it
logging the threat or a road in it
logging the threat or a road in it there’s a threat of what happens with an
there’s a threat of what happens with an
there’s a threat of what happens with an expanding population within your left
expanding population within your left
expanding population within your left arm is probably currently its biggest
arm is probably currently its biggest
arm is probably currently its biggest threat but it’s their National Park that
threat but it’s their National Park that
threat but it’s their National Park that this you know that National Park is it’s
this you know that National Park is it’s
this you know that National Park is it’s the magic angers of National Park so
the magic angers of National Park so
the magic angers of National Park so it’s kind of you know there’s of course
it’s kind of you know there’s of course
it’s kind of you know there’s of course indigenous people who live somewhere
indigenous people who live somewhere
indigenous people who live somewhere don’t really recognize a park boundary
don’t really recognize a park boundary
don’t really recognize a park boundary and why should they
and why should they
and why should they you get this sort of frenzied moment
you get this sort of frenzied moment
you get this sort of frenzied moment with vultures when they start feeding
with vultures when they start feeding
with vultures when they start feeding what I wanted to do was actually get
what I wanted to do was actually get
what I wanted to do was actually get into the carcass and see the birds
into the carcass and see the birds
into the carcass and see the birds interact with each other inside a
interact with each other inside a
interact with each other inside a carcass the boxes they’re too smart they
carcass the boxes they’re too smart they
carcass the boxes they’re too smart they didn’t they didn’t they could see my
didn’t they didn’t they could see my
didn’t they didn’t they could see my camera mile
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