Thomas P. Peschak

Jul 15, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Hicks Wogan |Thomas P. Peschak

The Amazon is a realm of contrasts, and Jennifer Angel-Amaya says she can hear them all around her. For more than two years, the Colombian geologist and National Geographic Explorer has been doing fieldwork in the Peruvian part of the rainforest, and she’s noticed the sounds of gold miners getting closer and louder, as if competing with the calls of birds and monkeys. Angel-Amaya focuses on Madre de Dios, the region of Peru most affected by illegal gold mining.