Amazon with Bruce Parry

Bruce Parry begins an epic adventure in the Amazon, following the river from source to sea. The first part of his journey takes him from the source in the High Andes through Perus dangerous cocaine producing valleys to visit the Ashaninka tribe.

The former Royal Marine revisits old friends when he meets the Matis tribe, but the reception is lukewarm due to their wariness of outsiders they hold responsible for the diseases that killed many of them. Bruce also meets the loggers who are blamed for cutting down swathes of the forest. Farther along the river, the Marubo tribe prove more lively with dancing and rituals through the night.

Bruce Parry explores the wealth of the Amazon rainforest. He parties with the millionaires of Manaus, the Amazons biggest city, and lives and works with illegal gold miners.