After visiting the community of Villa Maria del Triunfo in the hills outside Lima, Peru, and learning about their innovative practice of harvesting fog for fresh water, the Earthducation team traveled into the Amazon. There they were welcomed into villages in Neshuya and San Rafael, visiting schools, speaking with community members, and learning about the intersections between education and sustainability in these small Amazon communities.
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Downtown Lima street scene.
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"Responsibility" written in the landscaping outside a cement factory.
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Cement factory outside Villa Maria del Triunfo.
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Aaron talking with Juan about our visit to Villa Maria del Triunfo.
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Charlie and Aaron talking with Juan about our visit to Villa Maria del Triunfo.
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Artemio Alfaro showing us how the fog is captured in large containers.
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Group photo in front of the fog catching net.
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Artemio Alfaro's home at the top of the mountain with a fog catching net.
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Artemio Alfaro, Vice President of the Agriculture Association.
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Charlie and Aaron in front of a fog catching net.
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USAID fog harvesting site in Villa Maria Del Triunfo.
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Artemio Alfaro leading us up to the large fog harvesting net.
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Aaron inside a large net used for collecting water from the fog.
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Detail view of a fog catching net.
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Charlie interviewing Artemio Alfaro about fog catching practices.
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Aaron and Juan Zacharias walking to the fog catching nets.
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A young boy approaching the top of the mountain where the fog nets are located.
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Condensation at the top of the mountain in Villa Maria del Triunfo.
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Artemio Alfaro's wife preparing lunch.
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Artemio Alfaro sharing photos about the history of fog harvesting in the region.
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Artemio Alfaro sharing photos about the history of fog harvesting in the region.
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Foggy view.
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Artemio Alfaro leading an agriculture association meeting over lunch.
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Aaron and Charlie attending a meeting of the Agriculture Association.
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Aaron interviewing Marina Gamboa in front of a fog catching net.
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Aaron, Justin, and Juan Zacharias interviewing Marina Gamboa.
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Marina Gamboa being interviewed in front of a fog catching net.
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Aaron, Marina Gamboa, Juan Zacharias, and Charlie after interview.
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Overlooking Villa Maria del Triunfo.
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Aaron and Juan Zacarías, with Lima in the background.
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Overlooking the Miraflores section of Lima, Peru.
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Aaron and Charlie speaking with Juan Silva.
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Preparing for National Police of Peru Antidrug force presentation in Neshuya.
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Justin filming villagers in Neshuya during the presentation on cocaine production.
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Aaron and Justin interviewing schoolchildren on the street in Neshuya.
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Aaron and Charlie with schoolchildren from Neshuya.
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Aaron and Charlie on the streets of Neshuya.
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Duck and chicks on the streets of Neshuya.
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Young boy and his dog in the village of Neshuya.
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Outside Le Monte Alegre secondary school in Neshuya.
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Mural in Neshuya secondary school depicting deforestation of the Amazon.
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Charlie and Aaron having fun with schoolchildren from Neshuya.
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Schoolchildren at Le Monte Alegre secondary school in Neshuya.
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Schoolchildren at Le Monte Alegre secondary school in Neshuya.
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Justin taking a break from the heat in Neshuya.
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Aaron with Juan Silva, commandant of the Peru National Police.
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Armed guard during our interview with the Peru National Police.
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Aaron, Juan Silva, an armed guard, and Charlie in Neshuya.
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Awaiting our boat at the Port of Cupullca.
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Aaron on our boat through the Amazon to Masisea village.
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Charlie on our boat through the Amazon to Masisea village.
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On the river enroute to Masisea.
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White Egret along the shore of the Amazon.
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Approaching the village of Masisea on the shore of the Amazon.
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The village of Masisea on the shore of the Amazon.
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Justin filming in a motocar in the village of Masisea.
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Aaron and Charlie in a motocar heading to San Rafael village.
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Motocar ride through the jungle.
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The village of San Rafael outside Masisea.
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Charlie and Aaron taking notes after arriving in San Rafael.
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Aaron setting up the BGAN satellite to send a daily update from Masisea.
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The streets of Masisea in the morning.
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The streets of Masisea in the morning.
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Children eating breakfast in the village of San Rafael.
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Preparing breakfast for the children in San Rafael village.
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Children eating breakfast in the village of San Rafael.
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Children eating breakfast in the village of San Rafael.
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Aaron interviewing Marwin, a farmer in the San Rafael community.
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Aaron interviewing Marwin, a local farmer in San Rafael village.
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Young boy after breakfast in San Rafael village.
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Children of San Rafael singing the Peru national anthem.
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San Rafael village women washing the food before cooking.
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Attending a meeting in San Rafael welcoming the team into the village.
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Primary school children in the Institucion Educativa in San Rafael.
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Secondary school kids peering in through the windows at the primary school.
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A yound girl in class at the Instiucion Education Educativa in San Rafael.
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Practicing writing in the San Rafael primary school.
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Professora Adelia watching over a young student practicing writing.
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Schoolchildren listening to their teacher in San Rafael.
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Adelia, a schoolteacher in San Rafael, after being interviewed by Charlie.
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Aaron, Charlie, and Juan pose with some of the schoolchildren of San Rafael.
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Roberto Pinedo Salvano, Director of Institucion Educativa in San Rafael.
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Gil Jonas Zavaleta Torres, a secondary student in San Rafael, during interview.
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Visiting with an injured villager in San Rafael.
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Aaron and Juan after meeting an injured San Rafael villager.
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Aaron and Charlie with the mother of an injured San Rafael villager.
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Aaron in a canoe pushing his way to the tributary of the Amazon.
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A group of kids cooling off and having fun in the river near San Rafael.
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San Rafael children swimming in a lagoon off the Amazon.
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Aaron pushing his way through the jungle near San Rafael.
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Fishing in an Amazon tributary near San Rafael.
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Net fishing for piranha in a tributary off the Amazon near San Rafael.
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Net fishing for piranha in a tributary off the Amazon near San Rafael.
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Net-caught piranha in San Rafael.
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Charlie holding one of the net-caught Piranha in San Rafael.
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Fisherman Guillermo Fasabi Silvano with net-caught piranha in San Rafael.
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San Rafael children swimming in a lagoon off the Amazon.
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Flying ants nest near the river in San Rafael.
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Looking up in the jungle near the Amazon tributary in San Rafael.
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Aaron interviewing a Guillermo Fasabi Salvano, a fisherman in San Rafael.
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Fernando Guimares Pinedo, the "boss" of San Rafael.
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Group photo along the river in San Rafael.
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Charlie and Aaron in a small hut near the river in San Rafael.
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The San Rafael community comes together for every meal.
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Chicken soup served for lunch in San Rafael village.
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A typical home in San Rafael village.
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A typical home in San Rafael village.
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San Rafael villager bringing food, rice, and noodles, to her 6 children.
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Group photo with San Rafael villagers.
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Aaron and Charlie waiting for our boat in Masisea to return back to Pucallpa.
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Aaron arriving back in Pulcallpa from our visit to the jungle in San Rafael.
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Ella Tracy, Aaron's neice, following along and learning with Earthducation.
