Supplement Jungle

So, the jungle adventure in the Amazon was a real 'Wow, they are actually doing this better than we are' experience. Not a single empty soda can in sight – every piece of plastic is fished out, as if the boat were a plastic detective on patrol. And yes, it works. The river is extremely clean, cleaner than some of the hipster cafés in the city.

And then there's the silence. No cars, no airplanes, no hustle and bustle. Just animals that make you feel like you're in a bad horror movie: gigantic spiders that drive you insane with their gaze, alligators that come way too close, and birds that tell you for the hundredth time how fascinating their existence is. It’s breathtaking – as breathtaking as a 12-hour documentary about ants that you have to endure while trying not to destroy the trees.

Nevertheless, it was the highlight of the trip. This nature that we are still granted here is stunning – and almost a little frightening given how little of it we still have. 6100 kilometers of pure jungle that shows us that humanity has not yet destroyed everything. Not yet.