tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post5385511840719073079..comments2023-07-26T04:24:48.896-07:00Comments on In Humboldt's Footsteps: The Rio Caura: Yekuana, Yarake and Yellow ClayRussell Maddickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762827239193581989noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-9222477517637700472008-06-06T13:25:00.000-07:002008-06-06T13:25:00.000-07:00Brings back memories - many years ago 1963 or so w...Brings back memories - many years ago 1963 or so while living in an Eastern Venezualean oil camp, a missionary visited and offered to take a group down the Caura. I was about 12 or 13 at the time and somehow convinced my parents to allow me to go. We ended up with a group of 8 plus two Indian guides and the missionary, Cedric Eddings. There were 3 guys about my age, a couple of housewives and 3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564142268719001613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-57261121702715735952008-04-17T10:30:00.000-07:002008-04-17T10:30:00.000-07:00I went to the Autana with Vicente Barletta who wor...I went to the Autana with Vicente Barletta who works out of Puerto Ayacucho in Venezuela's Amazonas State. He also takes people on other tours around Amazonas. <BR/>He runs a firm called Terekay Adventures but he also works with Akanan.<BR/>His email is terekayadventure@hotmail.com and his phone numbers in Venezuela are 0414-487-2123, 0212-576-5193 and 0416-838-5637.<BR/><BR/>For the Caura River Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-40388079561763354442008-03-24T12:25:00.000-07:002008-03-24T12:25:00.000-07:00I want to travel to the jungle and do what you did...I want to travel to the jungle and do what you did.<BR/>How can I get to the Cerro Autana? Is there a company that specializes in taking people there.<BR/>PierreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-19269701271940338202008-03-15T09:32:00.000-07:002008-03-15T09:32:00.000-07:00I agree with your introductory statement that the ...I agree with your introductory statement that the Rio Caura basin is the most pristine rain forest environment still intact in Venezuela but that doesn't mean it is without threat. Illegal mining in the upper reaches of the Caura is having a definite impact on the river sytem and must be countered if the Caura is to remain pristine.<BR/>I would encourage all those who care about the environment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-59153975328725193542008-03-15T08:52:00.000-07:002008-03-15T08:52:00.000-07:00Nice story. I have always dreamed of travelling to...Nice story. I have always dreamed of travelling to the venezuelan jungle and your blog entry was so vivid I felt I was there.<BR/>Did you not worry about drinking that yarake beer?<BR/>I really want to go to Nichare now and meet the Yekuana people, especially when they have a party!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com