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...rode for 30 days from the mouth of the Amazon River to Rio Brasco in the jungle country of Brazil, close to the Venezulean border. With him went a native horse thief, the only guide brave enough to accompany him. In the heart of the jungle he found the Pishauko tribe, known to white men by name only. Originally a plains people, the Pishauko fled into the jungle to escape becoming slaves to Spanish conquerors. The natives worship before a symbol which looks like a crucifix, chant services before hunting. Tribal medicine men prescribe self torture as a cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Expeditions: Dec. 8, 1930 | 12/8/1930 | See Source »

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