An Amazon river dries up, forcing villagers to make a hellish crossing
Only the youngest and strongest villagers now dare to cross a vast, scorching sand plain where the waters of the mighty Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon normally flow. Residents of the village of Paraizinho, or “Little Paradise,” usually cross the river by canoe to reach the larger town of Humaita, which is essential for […]
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