Explore the last tribes of the Amazon before everyone else does!
- By Wulu Wulu and Trai Balcheefe
- Oct 19, 2017
- 1 min read
Think you would be able to last a day without WiFi? A week without a bed? Then pack your bags and head into the lush, dense rainforests of the Amazon, where you can make contact with the indigenous peoples who are only all too willing to invite you and your electronic gadgets into the thriving undergrowth in which they live. The !@mg tribe is one of the last remaining jungle tribes boasting a rich culture of 4 distinct languages, 3 unique religions and 25 vibrant festivals celebrated yearly. For a world completely different than the one you are in now, take the plunge, visit the !@mg tribe and experience the simple life! But come quickly, because with these many interested tourists, they won’t be indigenous for long.
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Seriously tho,
The portrayal of indigenous groups as cultural attractions in guidebooks tends to play up their uniqueness and difference, often obscuring the similarities they share with the rest of the human race. Travel guides that only focus on their “colourful” and “vibrant” culture can essentialize and fetishize these groups that are possibly already economically marginalized and disadvantaged in their society. At the same time, travel guides often sell the idea of visiting “unexplored peoples”, exoticizing them and making them look primitive and backward. It is thus important that as we experience a new culture, we see not just the glitzy peculiarities, but also acknowledge and appreciate the commonalities that we share as a human race.
Have you come across vivid descriptions of certain cultures in travel guides? How are they portrayed and how did it make you feel?
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