Articles
Amazonian Erasures: Landscape and Myth-Making in Lowland Bolivia
Investigation of the dangers and cultural erasure posed by the Pristine Myth regarding indigenous peoples, landscape, and history.
Rethinking the Andes Amazonia Divide
A cross-disciplinary exploration.
Keeping the Amazon Forests Standing: A Matter of Values
Report detailing the ecosystem services of the Amazon Rainforest.
Books
Embrujo Salvaje: Tradiciones y Cuentos de la Selva
“Wild Spell: Traditions and Stories of the Jungle”
Dr. Sarmiento, Alberto – 1970.
Monografía Científica del Oriente Ecuatoriano
“Scientific Monograph of Eastern Ecuador”
Dr. Sarmiento, Alberto – 1958
La Heroína de Motolo: Vida y Costumbres de los Jíbaros”
“The Heroine of Motolo: Life and Customs of the People”
Dr. Sarmiento, Alberto – 1961
Interviews
Jessica Tapuy
Guango Lodge Resident.
Recorded on July of 2023.
Patricio Alvarado
Guide and manager of tour operator “Ecuador in color.”
Recorded on July of 2023.
Fausto Sarmiento
Could you please give us a brief summary of your academic career and its relationship to this project? I am a montologist with a BS in Biology, a MS in Tropical Ecology, and a PhD in Landscape Ecology. I grew up in Ecuador, where I engaged with academic pursuits studying flora and fauna both at…