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CHILDREN OF THE JUNGLE

My name is Antonio Cruz Pérez. I am one of the #ChildrenOfTheJungle. I was born and raised in this region, but when I was 20 years old I had the opportunity to live in California in the United States. At that time, I was faced with the choice of giving up my heritage in exchange for a modern way of life. But my identity with my culture and the close-knit relationship I had with this place—and there’s none other like it in the world—made me return. My ancestors were among the first people to live in this region. They taught me to love this place that is more than just Earth’s “lungs.” It pulsates with life at every breath….

 

I have been sharing the jungle’s secrets in my authentic style for more than 40 years. I am the founder and owner of the tour company Amazon Jungle Trips and of the Zacambu Rainforest Lodge (Javari River) and Tupana Arü Ü (Amazon River) reserves. My priority has always been to meet the expectations of each of our guests and to help them fulfil their dreams of a genuine Amazon experience. As one of the #ChildrenOfTheJungle, I instruct local populations in environmental conservation and employ them in our ecotourism programs.

 

Dilce

Dilce

Antonio's wife and Cofounder

Element: Earth

Animal: Armadillo

Color: Blue

Fruit: Arazá

Quote: “The human being is a friend of everything that lives” Mahatma Gandhi

Nixon

Nixon

6 years with us

Element: Earth

Animal: Piraña

Color: Orange

Fruit: Copoazú

Quote: “We share the earth, not only with human beings, but with all other creatures” Dalai Lama

Maico

Maico

11 years with us

Element: Water

Animal: Jaguar

Color: Green

Fruit: Asaí

Quote: “Everything that happens to the earth, happens to the #ChildrenOfTheEarth ” Jefe indio

Asela

Asela

11 years with us

Element: Air

Animal: Toucan

Color: Red

Fruit: Cocona

Quote: “The earth is not an inheritance from our parents, but a loan from our children”

José

José

8 years with us

Element: Water

Animal: Dolphin

Color: Brown

Fruit: Jobo

Quote: “The activist is not who says the river is dirty. The activist is the one who cleans the river” Ross Perot

Linda

Linda

13 years with us

Element: Air

Animal: Butterfly

Color: Red

Fruit: Castaña

Quote: “Conservation is a state of harmony between man and the earth” Aldo Leopold

Vanessa

Vanessa

4 years with us

Element: Fire

Animal: Salamander

Color: Red

Fruit: Aguaje

Quote: “The earth provides enough to meet the needs of each man, but not his greed” Mahatma Gandhi

Iván

Iván

6 years with us

Element: Water

Animal: Arahuana

Color: Blue

Fruit: Bacaba

Quote: “It produces immense sadness to think that nature speaks but men do not listen to it” Víctor Hugo

Yersain

Yersain

2 years with us

Element: Earth

Animal: Panther

Color: Black

Fruit: Camu-Camu

Quote: “Be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi

Abelardo

Abelardo

12 years with us

Element: Earth

Animal: Mojojoy

Color: Yellow

Fruta: Pompous

Quote: “We will never know the value of water until the well is dry” Thomas Fuller