We Drove Across the Amazon

The Amazon rainforest has often received the nickname "The Lungs of our Planet". But explorers who venture into this jungle have often called it by another name. The Green Hell. After overlanding across the americas, we decided to drive our old Toyota Land Cruiser with a roof top tent from Peru to Guyana. Initially, the plan was to go to Suriname, French Guiana, back to Brazil, and then head south. But things would go wrong, from a robbery to car trouble. But ultimately, we would end our trip short when bad luck turned to tragedy. Of course, the Amazon doesn't suck at all. It's an incredible place, and even we would have some amazing experiences. It still offers endless opportunities for pure, raw adventure and exploration. But the way the Amazon has been treated in the last 60 years is what really sucks. To drive across its highways, whether the Trans-Amazonica, or the BR-319 running south to north, means to drive through endless cattle farms. A path of destruction started by a military dictatorship and perpetuated by illegal deforestation. What we thought would be the ultimate 4x4 adventure through thick remote jungle, would instead be a long highway drive through the burning farmlands. Film Gear that we use to make these videos —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sony A7III - https://amzn.to/4cijNmx Sony 24-70mm - https://amzn.to/3YAAlTq Sony 35mm F1.8 - https://amzn.to/3yseMtN Smallrig A7III cage - https://amzn.to/3AgV30z Smallrig Side Handle - https://amzn.to/3yznzdp Smallrig Mini Top Handle - https://amzn.to/3YFwepd Sennheiser MKE 400 Mic - https://amzn.to/3Ag8ga1 K&F Variable ND Filter - https://amzn.to/4fC8BUr DJI Mavic 3 PRO - https://amzn.to/4fuVhl3 DJI Mavic 3 PRO ND filters - https://amzn.to/3YAAqGI DJI Mini 3 PRO - https://amzn.to/3WWslLx DJI Mini 3 PRO ND Filters - https://amzn.to/3WGeLdE GoPro Hero 9 Black - https://amzn.to/3WWoDS6 Rode Wireless Go II - https://amzn.to/4fD4TtL Peak Design Captrue clip - https://amzn.to/3WTYWkO Tripod - https://amzn.to/4fDc4Cs —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- go-alone.com Instagram.com/maxsrelax —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE Some of the links above will direct you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no additional cost to you. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources Deforestation / Illegal logging https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/BRA/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/deforestation-in-the-amazon-rainforest-continues-to-plunge/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67962297 https://imazon.org.br/en/imprensa/almost-40-of-logging-in-the-amazon-is-illegal-shows-an-unprecedented-study/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAZAKPUQMw0&t=576s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9zWDtDKDS8 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/17/peru-illegal-logging-murder-indigenous-leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAgoyQs8GYk&t=18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEW5WJfaP6A&t=108s Cattle/Beef https://www.statista.com/chart/19127/biggest-producers-of-beef/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcJUSMiKQyY Food Security/Poverty https://www.gov.br/secom/en/latest-news/2024/07/un-hunger-map-2023-severe-food-insecurity-drops-85-in-brazil#:~:text=In%20absolute%20numbers%2C%2014.7%20million,the%20population%20to%20just%201.2%25.https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/en/agencia-news/2184-news-agency/news/38574-poverty-drops-to-31-6-of-the-population-in-2022-after-reaching-36-7-in-2021 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/27/fight-waste-to-fight-hunger-food-banks-embrace-imperfection-to-feed-millions-in-brazil https://agenciacenarium.com.br/maranhao-and-amazonas-lead-extreme-poverty-in-the-country-indicates-ibge/?lang=en https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10581679/ Amazon Theatre / Rubber boom https://www.britannica.com/place/Manaus https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5996/ https://www.survivalinternational.org/articles/3282-rubber-boom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_rubber_cycle 00:00 Intro 00:49 Leaving Cusco 05:13 Watch out! 07:00 Into Brazil 13:00 Something Broke 18:30 Amazonian Fruit 20:40 BR-319 28:20 Pleasant Surprise 36:30 Crossing the Amazon river 38:50 Manaus 43:30 Heading North 48:55 Sudden Ending 52:12 Sorry