ES-2014-MAEX
Channel: Amazon Explorer
Date: 2015-01-05

Matses Expedition
Nico, Alberto, Alessandro, Fabrizio & Alberto (Italy)
August 12th to 22th, 2014

In this great journey you can see very beautiful pictures. We witnessed a hunting peccary or Sajino / Collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) performed with dogs, they managed to capture 5 copies.. In our travels we try not to interfere in the daily lives of the natives, we raise awareness only on protected species.
The 5 guys are professional dentists, they extracted a tooth to Armando (guide Matses) in a camp in the jungle.

We camped in a lick "Colpas" (deposits of clay container containing mineral salts Where a large number and variety of animals congregate). There we saw the Ocelot / Ocelot (Felis pardalis), colorado Deer / Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) and the Tapir or Sachavaca / Braziilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) among others.
Territory of the mysterious tribe of the Feline, "The Matses" is Considered one of the MOST remote areas of the Amazon rainforest. Little exploration has-been done and is inaccessible for MOST tourists.

The Matses belong to the Pano linguistic family, like Matis ethnicities, and Korubos Marubos entre otros.
In the 1970s changed the Matses Their mode of semi-nomadic life to live in permanent Communities. The Matsés territory is located in the region bounded by the rivers of Yavari (Javari in Portuguese), and Galvez Chobayacu Peru's Border with Brazil.
Currently Their Communities are located deep in the Amazon jungle of northeastern Peruvian Border with Brazil. Still Retain Their primitive culture, are expert hunters and gatherers Whose Ability to survive depends on Their physical skills and knowledge of the jungle. Your belief system is tied to nature, plants and animals have any available Very Important With Their relationship spiritual world.