Enjoy this wonderful Amazon Rainforest documentary This hour-long documentary gives a great overview of the Amazon rainforest. Learn about how the Amazon, which once used to flow into the Pacific reversed the river’s course after the Andes were born. See playful river otters, a rare site due to humans being their only predator, and learn […] Continue reading »
Portraits of the Matsés: An Interview with Alicia Fox
Photography has been described as the art of frozen time, the ability to store emotions and feelings within a single frame. It freezes time, capturing a slice of existence that may never be repeated again, and records that moment in life’s fleeting light. Alicia Fox, an Australian professional photographer, is a gifted artist who uses […] Continue reading »
December Field Update
Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year! The entire team here at Acaté wishes you a warm and joyous holiday season! As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the enormous strides we have achieved together in our conservation projects in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. Together with our partners, the Matsés […] Continue reading »
Forgotten Tribes of the Amazon: The Héta of Brazil
Many of us recognize some of the more famous tribes of the Amazon, such as the Yanomamö and Kayapó, have seen their images and heard their voices. This is the first in a series of posts by Acaté bringing to light a few of the dozens of unheralded tribes that have disappeared in the past […] Continue reading »
Pressure Cooker: The Ever Shrinking Rainforest and Changing the Game
At Acaté, each person on our all-volunteer staff and board has experienced the profound majesty of the Amazon Rainforest. We also have had the privilege and honor to work alongside one of the least acculturated remaining tribal groups of the Amazon, the Matsés, or Jaguar people. Like all indigenous peoples of the world, the Matsés […] Continue reading »