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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Forty Days in the Jungle: Behind the Extraordinary Survival and Rescue of Four Children Lost in the Amazon. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An extraordinary, gripping survival story that also reveals the struggles for social justice of the Indigenous people of Colombia and the Amazon. In June 2023, four children--Lesly, Soleiny, Tien, and Crispin--were found alive in the Colombian Amazon, forty days after the aircraft they were traveling in had crashed and killed the three adults on board (the pilot, the co-pilot, and the children's mother). The eldest child, thirteen-year-old Lesly, took the decision to leave her dying mother, gather her siblings--aged nine, five, and eleven months--and head into the jungle. She kept herself and her siblings alive for forty days and nights, finally emerging when heavily armed soldiers closed in, yelling her name above the sound of barking dogs. Forty Days in the Jungle follows the stories of those involved in the crash and what followed: Maria Fatima Valencia, the children's grandmother, who had taught Lesly how to survive in the jungle; General Pedro Sanchez who led the rescue team; the shady figure of Manuel Ranoque, the father of the two youngest children; and even the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro. But there is much more to this than an extraordinary survival story. Interwoven chapters address key questions about Colombian and Latin American history, society, and political economy--the answers to which shed light on the socio-political state of much of the world today. Colombia's problems mirror, in many ways, the rising Global South in its 21st-century struggles against colonial histories and a globalized world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. An extraordinary, gripping survival story that reveals the struggles and resilience of the Colombian Amazons Indigenous peoples.In June 2023, four Indigenous children were found alive in the Colombian Amazon, forty days after the light aircraft they had been travelling in crashed into deep jungle, killing the three adults on board. For weeks the Colombian public had been transfixed by clues of the childrens survival, of Indigenous tales of malign forest spirits, and of the unconventional tactics of the huge search team. But most now despaired of ever finding the children.Thirteen-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy never gave up hope.Forty Days in the Jungle tells the story of how the eldest child kept her siblings safe and fed during their time in the wilderness. It follows the battle-hardened soldiers and the brave Indigenous volunteers who undertook the search operation. And it delves into the Indigenous mythology the spirits, shamans, and psychedelic potions that was central to the drama and made it a rescue mission unlike any other. By investigating the childrens motives for travel, the tragedy of their backstory, and the months that followed their rescue, it also shines a light on the painful history of Colombias Amazonian peoples. Lesly and her siblings were survivors before they ever set foot on the plane. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: New. An extraordinary, gripping survival story that reveals the struggles and resilience of the Colombian Amazon's Indigenous peoples.In June 2023, four Indigenous children were found alive in the Colombian Amazon, forty days after the light aircraft they had been travelling in crashed into deep jungle, killing the three adults on board. For weeks the Colombian public had been transfixed by clues of the children's survival, of Indigenous tales of malign forest spirits, and of the unconventional tactics of the huge search team. But most now despaired of ever finding the children.Thirteen-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy never gave up hope.Forty Days in the Jungle tells the story of how the eldest child kept her siblings safe and fed during their time in the wilderness. It follows the battle-hardened soldiers and the brave Indigenous volunteers who undertook the search operation. And it delves into the Indigenous mythology - the spirits, shamans, and psychedelic potions - that was central to the drama and made it a rescue mission unlike any other. By investigating the children's motives for travel, the tragedy of their backstory, and the months that followed their rescue, it also shines a light on the painful history of Colombia's Amazonian peoples. Lesly and her siblings were survivors before they ever set foot on the plane.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An extraordinary, gripping survival story that also reveals the struggles for social justice of the Indigenous people of Colombia and the Amazon.In June 2023, four Indigenous children were found alive in the Colombian Amazon, forty days after the light aircraft they had been travelling in crashed into deep jungle, killing the three adults on board. For weeks the Colombian public had been transfixed by clues of the children's survival, of Indigenous tales of malign forest spirits, and of the unconventional tactics of the huge search team. But most now despaired of ever finding the children.Thirteen-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucuty never gave up hope.Forty Days in the Jungle tells the story of how the eldest child kept her siblings safe and fed during their time in the wilderness. It follows the battle-hardened soldiers and the brave Indigenous volunteers who undertook the search operation. And it delves into the Indigenous mythology - the spirits, shamans, and psychedelic potions - that was central to the drama and made it a rescue mission unlike any other. By investigating the children's motives for travel, the tragedy of their backstory, and the months that followed their rescue, it also shines a light on the painful history of Colombia's Amazonian peoples. Lesly and her siblings were survivors before they ever set foot on the plane.'Gripping, forensic, powerful and moving, Forty Days in the Jungle is a modern Colombian epic . A veteran foreign correspondent in Colombia, Youkee lays bare how a complex interplay of factors (guerrilla violence, domestic abuse, Indigenous poverty, mechanical failures, split-second decisions) led to disaster. But he also writes with deep sensitivity and respect for the country's Amazonian cultures, and the vanishing knowledge that enabled the children to survive for so long in an apparently inhospitable environment. Forty Days In the Jungle has all the pace and tension of a real-life thriller, conveying the mystery and allure of the Amazon while being clear-eyed about the social and political challenges facing the region.'-Laurence Blair, author of Patria- lost countries of South America'Forty Days In the Jungle penetrates the mysteries and secrets of the Amazon jungle. Far more than the death-defying saga of four children who hid for weeks in the forests after surviving a deadly plane crash, this gripping tale is a path into the rugged day-to-day life of those who live in the Amazon. The mythological Hollywood stereotypes of the Amazon are exposed in this gripping true story that shows those living inside the famed forests to be as socially complex as its biodiversity . Forty Days In the Jungle is a tale of hope and injustice written with a deep respect for all we have yet to learn from this ecosystem known globally as The Lungs of the Planet.'-Jonathan Franklin, author of 438 Days'Forty Days in the Jungle achieves that rare feat of taking a headline news story and revealing it to be twice as jaw-dropping as we could ever have imagined. Deploying his extensive journalistic talent and intimate knowledge of Colombia, Youkee deftly takes us beneath the surface of the most famous rescue mission for years. In doing so, he unveils not only a tale of human perseverance and courage, but also the searing fault lines that continue to divide and destabilise this beautiful yet fragile country. A triumph of storytelling reportage.'-Oliver Balch, author of Viva South America! and Out of Amazonia Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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