Correspondence fromâ¦the jungle They are a couple of adventure seekers: cameraman Bogdan Slavescu, director of photography Ovidiu Gyarmath, producer Victor Melian, director Cristian Carcu, the photo editor for Jurnalul National, Alexandru Molovata, and director Dan Chisu, all embarked into an expedition taking them into the deep jungle. Stuck In the Orange House - Letters from the Jungle Correspondence fromâ¦the junglefoto: Alexandru Molovata
They are a couple of adventure seekers: cameraman Bogdan Slavescu, director of photography Ovidiu Gyarmath, producer Victor Melian, director Cristian Carcu, the photo editor for Jurnalul National, Alexandru Molovata, and director Dan Chisu, all embarked into an expedition taking them into the deep jungle.
They wanted to reach shaman Juan Flores, in the village of Mayatuyacy, for Carcu to be initiated in the secrets of shamanism. In Chisuâs own words:
"We were sorry to leave Pandisho. Crossing the water seemed less dangerous now, after I had seen boats far more loaded than ours getting safely across the river all through the evening.
We reached the city. On the river bank the fish mongers were ending their business day. Poor people, who could not afford to buy fish, were fighting for the leftovers. So did sick dogs, caught in the commotion. I felt sorry for the dogs. I felt sorry for the people too - lost in that lost port on the banks of the river Ukayali.
A gigantic loudspeaker dominated the market, and one did not have to understand the language to know votes were asked from those very poor people. Elections were to take place in a few days and buttered bread was expected to be a strong currency for buying votes.
We entered an Internet café after the owner took out three motorbikes in disrepair, to make room for us.
When we finished sending our messages, three cars were w
