The Mayan Civilization of Central America Heavily Cultivated the Breadnut Tree

Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, explorer, author, filmmaker, and “real-life Tarzan.” For much of the past 17 years, Paul has lived deep in the Amazon rainforest protecting endangered species and trees from poachers, loggers, and the foreign nations funding them.   EPISODE LINKS  JungleKeepers: https://www.junglekeepers.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulrosolie JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon  Danny  https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny  https://twitter.com/jonesdanny Outline 0:00 - Introduction  0:52 - Moving to the Amazon rainforest  3:00 - How the jungles changes you  7:10 - Snakes  20:23 - Getting eaten by an Anaconda  32:53 - Why the Amazon jungle is dying  46:08 - Economics of the rainforest  55:24 - Rogue gold mining operations  59:26 - Piranha  1:06:30 - Uncontacted tribes  1:27:07 - How the Amazon river was formed  1:34:53 - Ancient civilizations  1:44:17 - Pyramids in the Amazon  1:49:44 - Hunter / gatherer chemistry  2:00:37 - Violence & murder  2:13:55 - Human nature & desperation  2:17:06 - Hopeful future  2:23:54 - Cocaine manufacturing

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