'We are a force for life': how Indigenous wisdom helped rescue children lost in the Amazon

Nearly 100 members of Colombia's Indigenous communities helped search for four children lost in the jungle for 40 daysAs they searched the trackless expanse of the Colombian Amazon for four lost Indigenous children, military rescue teams were well prepared for the seemingly hopeless task: high-resolution satellite technology quickly allowed them to pinpoint the site where the light plane carrying the youngsters had crashed, and years of war with rebel groups meant the soldiers were used to operating in difficult terrain.But technology only gets you so far in the Amazon. Continue reading...