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¿Dónde está Julia Chuñil?

¿Dónde está Julia Chuñil?

The Escazu Agreement was signed in 2018 by a group of 24 Latin American countries at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, and has been ratified by 17 participants since. It entered...

Hach Winik: Guardians of the Lacandona Jungle

Hach Winik: Guardians of the Lacandona Jungle

The Hach Winik, or Lacandon Maya, are a Maya-descendant group in Mexico’s Lacandona Jungle, whose resilience and adaptation reflect centuries of migration, colonial resistance, and cultural...

The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor

The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor

The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor WORDS BY THE JUNGLE JOURNAL TEAM As marine ecosystems face increasing threats from climate change, overfishing, and pollution, transboundary conservation...

Sumak Kawsay

Sumak Kawsay

Born from the Quechua wisdom of the Andean highlands, Buen Vivir—known as Sumak Kawsay in its original language—represents more than a philosophy. It is a way of being. The concept of Sumak Kawsay...

The Lacandona Jungle

The Lacandona Jungle

Exploring One of North America's Last Tropical Rainforests: The Lacandona Jungle Once a vast expanse shaped by ancient geological forces, the Lacandona Jungle has witnessed many changes: the coming...

The Ritual of Temazcal

The Ritual of Temazcal

In Náhuatl, a native Mesoamerican language, the word temazcal comes from the word temāzcalli, meaning “house of heat.” The Temazcal, a dome-shaped sweat lodge usually made of volcanic rock, cement,...

An Interview with Denisse Ariana Perez

An Interview with Denisse Ariana Perez

Photo by Denisse Ariana PerezA portrait from her series on Afro-Ecuadorian women.Our co-founder, Sara Lopez, sits down with Caribbean-born, Barcelona-based photographer, artist, and author of AGUA,...

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