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Added:There are places on Earth where the internet, phones, and even money are almost useless. The Amazon is one of them. Here, there are still communities of people who live in a primitive way and have hardly ever stepped outside the forest. Today, let's journey deep into this forest to meet the Yanomami tribe, the largest tribe in the Amazon rainforest, and see how they differ from modern people. Leave a one in the comments if you dare to watch this entire video.
>> The Yanomami people live between the northern border of Brazil and southern Venezuela, right in the center of the Amazon rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest on the planet.
The Amazon rainforest stretches across many South American countries such as Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. But the territory of the Yanomami people is mainly located deep within the forests of the Brazilian states of Rorima and Amazonus, extending into southern Venezuela.
This is one of the most isolated and hardest to access regions in the entire Amazon basin.
To imagine just how remote this place is, picture yourself flying for hours above an endless sea of green forest without seeing almost any roads or cities below.
To reach Yanomami communities, people must continue traveling by boat along muddy brown rivers through the rainforest, then walk through the humid jungle for many hours, sometimes for several days straight.
And yet within that environment, the Yanomami people have survived for hundreds of years.
They do not live in modern style villages, but instead live in massive communal houses called Shabono, built from wood, palm leaves, and forest vines.
From above, a Shabono looks like a giant circle in the middle of a sea of green trees with dozens of families living together under one enormous shelter.
For the Yanomami people, the forest is not a dangerous place that must be conquered.
The forest is home. It is their source of food.
What many modern people find hardest to understand is that they do not see that way of life as lacking.
While the outside world becomes more dependent on phones, the internet, and technology, the Yanomami people still hunt with bows and arrows. grow bananas and cassava and live completely from nature just as their ancestors did long before the modern world existed.
And this is only one of 10 facts about this tribe. The best part is still waiting for you at the end of the video.
If you think men hold the greatest power in the tribe, then you need to look at the women here.
Even though they do not directly take part in major hunts, Yanamami women are the ones who ensure a stable source of survival for the entire Shabono.
They take care of plantations of bananas, cassava, potatoes, and many other food crops around their living areas.
In the Amazon environment, hunting is not always successful.
There are days when the men return empty-handed after hours of moving through deep jungle, and it is the food grown by the women that helps the community survive through difficult times.
But what makes Yanomami women special is not only their labor or family care.
In their culture, women are also deeply connected to the spiritual life and balance of the community. They are often the ones who pass survival skills down to children. From recognizing edible plants, preparing food to teaching the rules of life inside the Shabono.
Some researchers have even recorded that Yanomami women possess extremely deep knowledge of rainforest plants, especially those used as medicine for treating illness, relieving pain, or supporting childbirth.
The simplest way to recognize a Yanomami woman in the Amazon rainforest is the color painted on her body.
They often paint their bodies red using uricum seeds, a common plant in the Amazon, both for decoration and to protect their skin from insects and sunlight.
They wear necklaces made from seeds, colorful bird feathers, and sometimes place small branches or leaves in their hair during ceremonies or community rituals.
One thing that amazes many outsiders is that the endurance of Yanomami women goes far beyond what modern people can imagine.
In the suffocating heat and humidity that quickly exhaust even healthy people in the Amazon rainforest, they can still carry food, hold small children on their backs, and walk for kilometers through dense jungle everyday with almost no rest.
No special shoes, just bare feet stepping through mud, tree roots, and the thick heat of the tropical rainforest.
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For most modern humans, death is often connected with separation.
But for the Yanomami people, they believe a person has not truly left until their spirit has returned to the community.
When a member passes away, the body is taken into the forest and a cremation ritual is performed.
After the fire goes out, the remaining ashes and bones are carefully preserved, ground into fine powder, then mixed into a soup made from bananas or local plants. After that, the family and members of the community will drink the ashes together during a remembrance ritual.
Hearing this, many modern people may find it hard to believe.
But for the Yanomami people, this is not something frightening or horrifying.
On the contrary, it is the most sacred act for the deceased. They believe that if a person's ashes remain within the community, that person's spirit will continue to exist beside the family instead of being trapped alone in the deep Amazon rainforest.
For them, this is the final way for the dead to return home.
What is special is that this ritual does not take place in a cold atmosphere like modern funerals.
It is often accompanied by singing, prayers, and stories retold about the deceased.
The Yanomami people do not see death as a complete ending, but as a transition between humans, nature, and the community.
But if the Yanomami people leave many people overwhelmed by their ancient rituals and isolated life in the Amazon rainforest, then the next tribe is famous in a completely different way.
A community that even many explorers once called the ghosts of the deep forest because finding them is so difficult that some expeditions spent weeks without seeing a single trace of them.
Hidden deep within the tropical rainforest between Brazil and Peru is the Matayese tribe. One of the indigenous communities that fascinates the outside world the most in the Amazon.
The Matsé people live in areas that are almost completely isolated where the forest grows so thick that sunlight sometimes appears only as faint rays passing through the enormous canopy above.
What makes the Matsé's people famous is not only their primitive lifestyle, but also their appearance and hunting methods that shock many firsttime visitors.
Matesmen often have long tattoos around their mouths, making their faces look like they carry the whiskers of a jaguar.
For them, this is not simple decoration, but a symbol of strength and hunting skill.
But the most special thing lies in their eyes.
Before major hunting trips, some Matsay's hunters once performed a ritual using secretions from an Amazon tree frog called cambo.
This substance is applied onto small burns on the skin.
After that, the body begins reacting intensely with sensations of heat, rapid heartbeat, and heavy sweating.
To outsiders, this sounds like torture.
But for the Matsay people, this ritual is believed to make the body more alert, increase endurance, and sharpen the senses while hunting in the deep forest.
Their lives depend completely on the Amazon.
They hunt monkeys, birds, and wild pigs using bows, arrows, and blow guns with poison made from rainforest plants.
While most modern humans would lose their direction after only a few hours in the tropical rainforest, the Matayese people can travel for dozens of kilome while leaving almost no trace behind.
But what truly amazes many people is the way they understand nature. The Matsé people possess enormous knowledge of Amazon medicinal plants to the point that many researchers have come to learn from them about healing plants that the modern world has almost never known about.
They can look at a tree and know whether it can treat stomach pain, reduce fever, or cure infections.
And perhaps the most thought-provoking thing is that while the modern world becomes more dependent on medicine, technology, and machines to survive, deep within a forest almost separated from civilization, the Matsé people are still living through memory, nature, and survival skills passed down through many generations just as they were hundreds of years ago.
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Hidden deep within the tropical rainforest of Brazil near the Javari River Basin exists the Kurubo tribe, an indigenous community that had very little contact with the modern world for a very long time.
The area where they live is considered one of the wildest and hardest to access regions in the Amazon where thousands of square kilometers of primeval forest exist with almost no roads or signs of modern cities.
The Kurubo people have a very distinctive appearance.
They usually wear long hair cuts straight across the forehead with strong bodies shaped by a life of constant movement through deep jungle. And they almost never use modern style clothing.
But what makes them most famous is the traditional weapon they always carry with them. Long and heavy wooden clubs handcrafted from hard tree trunks in the forest.
Because of this, many people once called them the wooden club tribe of the Amazon.
The lives of the Kurubo people depend completely on nature. They hunt monkeys, turtles, birds, and many other animals using skills passed down through generations.
They also move constantly between forest areas to find food sources and avoid exhausting the resources around where they live.
In their world, the forest is not just a shelter, but more like a living ecosystem where every river and every type of tree carries its own meaning.
What many modern people find difficult to imagine is the way they survive in that environment with almost no technology at all.
No electricity, no modern medicine, no machines for support.
Yet they still know how to find clean water, build shelters, and treat many illnesses using plants from the Amazon rainforest.
For many years, the Kurubo people almost completely avoided contact with outsiders.
Researchers believe that this isolation partly comes from the fact that many indigenous Amazon communities suffered heavily from disease and conflict after contact with outsiders.
And perhaps what makes this tribe truly haunting is not their appearance or their isolation, but the fact that in the 21st century, there are still people living in a way similar to human ancestors thousands of years ago, right in the middle of the largest rainforest on Earth.
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There are places in the world where a child can grow up without ever seeing electricity, without ever holding money, and not knowing what the internet is. In the Amazon rainforest spanning more than 5.5 million square kilm, there are still over 100 groups of people living almost completely isolated.
But what makes many people uncomfortable is not what they lack, but that they seem not to need the things that the rest of the world depends on every day.
And perhaps the question is not why they still live that way, but rather what would happen if they were forced to live like us. Comment number one and watch the whole video to find the answer.
Deep in the forest region along the border between Brazil and Venezuela, the Yanomami tribe lives with an estimated population of about 35,000 people.
They do not build villages by separating into individual family units.
Instead, the entire community gathers in a single structure called a shabono. A circle with a diameter that can reach up to 90 m where a few dozen to more than 100 people live together every day.
There are no bedrooms and no doors.
Each family only occupies a small space around the edge of the circle, marked by hanging hammocks and cooking fires.
Every sound, every activity from cooking, arguing to the most private moments, all take place within the same open space.
The average life expectancy of people here often does not exceed 50.
Infectious diseases, malaria, and malnutrition remain common causes in this tribe.
Marriage in the Yanomami tribe community does not begin with love as many places might think, but begins very early, sometimes right when a girl has just passed puberty.
What is notable is that a man can have multiple wives, but that is not a simple privilege. It is a burden of survival.
Each wife means another mouth to feed, more responsibility.
And in a forest where food is never certain, that is a gamble every day.
Their lives depend almost entirely on hunting and gathering.
Men use bows nearly 2 m long. Arrows are coated with curar poison, a toxin extracted from the bark and stems of vines in the stnose or condrodendran genus in the Amazon rainforest. Enough to paralyze prey within just a few minutes.
They move for hours in the forest carrying almost nothing besides weapons and experience.
No protective armor, no technological support, only patience and the ability to read tracks.
Women collect wild bananas, tubers, palm fruits, and even insects. Things that may seem small, but determine whether the whole community can get through that day or not.
And if a day of hunting fails, there is no backup plan.
Rations will be reduced. Food is redistributed. And the feeling of hunger is no longer rare.
Here, survival is not a choice. It is a necessity every day.
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If yes, if the Yamami tribe still maintains a relatively stable community structure with tens of thousands of people, then deeper in the Amazon rainforest, there exists a much smaller and far more fragile group, the A tribe, often considered the last remaining nomadic hunter gatherer tribe in Brazil.
With an estimated population of only about 350 to 400 people, including groups that have never had contact with the outside world, the AA do not live in a settled way, but move continuously, as if staying in one place for too long is also a risk.
They do not have fixed villages, no houses in the usual sense, but only build temporary shelters from leaves and branches which can be abandoned after a few days.
Their clothing is almost minimal. Men usually wear only loin cloths. Women wear simple skirts made from plant fibers.
But what makes many people stop and think is not how they dress, but how they see the world around around them.
A baby monkey can be raised by Awa women like their own child being breastfed being held growing up right next to the children in the tribe and then when necessary that same animal can also become food.
Here there is no clear boundary between affection and survival.
Hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest where even light has to struggle to reach the ground, there exists some of the last tribes that have never been touched by modern civilization. There men must pay with their own lives to take a wife. But the most shocking thing is not what they do, but the reason behind it. Do you have the courage to hear this truth to the end? Comment number one if you do.
It is no coincidence that the Amazon rainforest is called the lungs of the earth.
It is a separate world almost completely detached from the flow of modern civilization.
Stretching across nine South American countries with most of it in Brazil. The Amazon covers about 5.5 million square kilometers of tropical forest, an area larger than the European Union.
Hidden deep within that dense vegetation are hundreds of indigenous tribes.
Brazil alone has more than 100 groups living in complete isolation with no official contact with the outside world.
No internet, no electricity, no legal system as we know it. Everything here operates under ancient rules passed down over hundreds of years.
Life here has no place for weakness.
A man must know how to hunt, must be able to track prey deep in the forest, must understand every sound of nature to survive.
A woman must farm, raise children, and maintain the rhythm of life for the entire tribe. No money exists, but everything still has value, strength, skill, and reputation are the currency.
Homes are usually long houses where dozens of people live together under one roof.
There is no concept of privacy in the western sense.
Every action, every relationship takes place in full view of the community.
This creates an invisible but extremely strict system of social control.
And it is within that environment where humans live in an almost most primitive way that the rules of love, marriage, and women have developed in a completely different direction.
No global moral standard applies here.
What is considered normal in the Amazon may make modern people question human existence.
So, what makes Amazon tribes different from us? Prepare yourself before continuing to watch.
In most of the modern world, marriage is often built on love, personal choice, and emotion.
But deep in the Amazon rainforest, that concept almost does not exist.
Marriage here is not a matter of two people, but a transaction between two families or even between two groups within the tribe.
A girl may be promised in marriage from a very young age, sometimes as young as 10 to 12 years old.
The decision does not belong to her, but to her father or the tribal chief.
A man who wants to marry her must prove his worth not with words but with concrete actions.
This is where the concept of bride price appears. A form of valuing the bride but without using money.
Instead, men must pay with things essential for survival, hunted meat, labor, weapons, or even years of service to the wife's family.
In some tribes, the man must live with the wife's family for many years, working like a probationary member before being officially recognized as a husband.
In the community of the Yanomami tribe, a man who wants to marry usually has to take part in large hunting expeditions and share the spoils with the girl's family. His reputation does not come from promises, but from how many people he can feed.
If he fails, the marriage can be cancelled, even if it was previously arranged.
In another group, such as the Kaipo tribe, the process is even more ritualized. A man must prove his endurance through physical challenges, sometimes including painful rituals, to show that he is strong and disciplined enough.
Only after passing can he be considered worthy of building a family.
This creates a harsh system of competition.
Stronger men, better hunters, and those with greater endurance will have more opportunities to marry.
And in many cases, men of higher status, often warriors or group leaders, may have multiple wives at the same time.
For women, they do not always have the right to choose. But what is notable is that they are not completely passive.
In some tribes, if a man fails to meet expectations, cannot provide food, or cannot protect the family, the woman can leave him without needing formal permission.
Marriage here is not romantic but extremely practical.
It is tied to survival, to food, to safety.
And in a world where every day is a struggle to survive, that may be the most reasonable way to sustain a community.
If the marriage rules in the Amazon rainforest are already different enough to surprise outsiders, then the way tribes here view relationships between men and women goes even further.
It is not bound by modern moral standards, nor is it hidden or treated as taboo.
Instead, everything is seen as a natural part of life tied to survival, beliefs, and the structure of the community.
In some communities such as the Pir tribe, the concept of ownership in relationships almost does not exist in the way the modern world understands it.
Human connections are more flexible, not confined to a fixed mold.
This does not create chaos, but instead operates under unspoken rules that all members of the tribe understand and follow.
Some groups in the Amazon also have unique beliefs related to how a child is formed.
They believe that a child can carry influence from multiple men within the community and that each influence contributes to certain strengths or traits.
This is a completely different perspective from modern biological views, but it holds deep meaning within their belief system.
In the community of the Yanomami tribe, relationships before marriage are viewed quite openly.
Young people are allowed to get to know and bond with each other without strict control.
This is considered a natural part of growing up where each person gradually finds their role within the community.
Coming of age rituals are an important factor marking the transition from childhood to adulthood.
In the community of the Saté Mi tribe, young men must go through extremely harsh physical challenges to prove their strength.
One of the most well-known rituals involves wearing gloves filled with bullet ants, insects whose venom causes intense pain.
They must remain calm and are not allowed to show weakness.
Only after enduring such trials multiple times are they recognized as true adults.
What is notable is that in this environment, relationships between men and women are always tied to responsibility.
There is no concept of absolute personal freedom like in modern society. But it is also not rigid control.
Everything exists in a fragile balance between the individual and the collective.
This difference creates the greatest shock for outsiders.
Not because of what they do, but because the way they think is completely different.
What is considered normal in one place can become difficult to understand in another.
When viewed from the outside, many people easily conclude that women in Amazon rainforest tribes are disadvantaged, controlled, and have no voice. But the reality is far more complex.
In an environment where every day is a fight for survival, a person's value does not lie only in power, but also in the ability to sustain life for the entire community.
And in that aspect, women play an irreplaceable role.
In many tribes, women are primarily responsible for farming, gathering, food preparation, and raising children.
They are the ones who ensure a stable food supply, while men often face higher risks during hunting expeditions.
A field study in the Amazon region shows that most of the trib's daily calories come from plant sources gathered by women, not from hunted meat.
This makes their role far more essential than outsiders often assume.
In the community of the Kaipo tribe, women also take part in important social activities, including passing down knowledge, rituals, and traditions to the next generation.
They are not only the keepers of the home, but also the keepers of the trib's memory.
Stories, rules, and beliefs are preserved across generations largely through them.
However, that does not mean they are completely free.
In many cases, women are still bound by strict rules regarding roles and behavior.
They may not participate in major decisions such as war or tribal migration, but within their sphere, they have a strong influence on how the community functions on a daily basis.
One notable point is that standards of beauty and attractiveness here are completely different from the modern world.
There are no cosmetics, no fashion, no social media.
A woman's appeal comes from health, workability, and the capacity to adapt to a harsh environment.
In your opinion, what makes a woman be considered the most beautiful? The concept of beauty changes according to each person's perspective and each period of time. But deep in the Zamasan rainforest where there are still tribes that have maintained their traditional way of life for hundreds of years. Do they practice beauty enhancement and how do they do it? Let's explore that in this video. But before we begin, please leave a comment below telling us which country you are watching from.
When people mention the Amazon, many immediately think of the largest rainforest in the world.
Stretching across several South American countries, the Amazon covers an area of more than 5.5 million km and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet.
While the modern world continues to change through technology, social media, and the billiondollar beauty industry, many tribes here still preserve the customs that have been passed down through generations.
Some places use dyes made from plants to decorate the body.
Some places consider jewelry made from bird feathers and forest seeds to be symbols of beauty.
And to better understand this, we will begin our journey with the Kaipo tribe, one of the most well-known indigenous communities of the Amazon rainforest.
The Kaipo people live in the southern region of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil with a population of more than 10,000 people.
While millions of women around the world spend billions of dollars each year on cosmetics and fashion, Kaipo women find beauty in what nature itself provides.
One of the most common beauty practices is the use of natural dye made from the jennipo fruit. This fruit produces a deep black color that can remain on the skin for many days.
In addition, they also use urukum seeds to create a bright red color.
These two colors often appear during festivals. important ceremonies or special tribal events.
The patterns painted on the face, arms, and body are not random decorations.
The Kaipo often draw inspiration from the nature around them.
For example, zigzag lines may imitate the movement of snakes, a symbol of agility.
Repeated geometric patterns are often associated with fish scales representing the close connection between people and the Amazon rivers.
Some other designs are used in ceremonies that mark the coming of age of young girls.
Kaipo women usually learn how to create these patterns from an early age.
Over the years, they not only learn how to enhance beauty, but also how to preserve the stories and traditions of their ancestors.
In addition to body colors, jewelry also plays a special role in enhancing the beauty of Kaipo women.
Necklaces made from hundreds of colorful seeds, large earrings, and vibrant bird feather ornaments often appear during festivals.
For the Kaipo, beauty is not about changing one's appearance, but about how a person expresses their cultural identity and connection to their community.
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If the Kaipo turned the body into a living canvas, then for the Yanomami, beauty is judged in a different way.
In the harsh rainforest environment, where life is closely connected to nature everyday, health and the ability to work are highly valued.
A healthy woman who can take part in daily tasks, care for her family, and adapt to life in the forest is often respected more than someone who simply has an attractive face.
However, that does not mean they do not practice beauty enhancement.
One of the most recognizable features of the Yanomami is the tradition of wearing nose piercings made from small wooden sticks or twigs.
Both men and women maintain this tradition from a young age.
These piercings are usually made from bamboo, palm branches, or other natural materials found in the forest.
To many outsiders, wearing long wooden sticks may seem quite unusual.
But for the Yanomami, it is part of a cultural identity that has existed for generations.
These piercings are not only a form of beauty, but also symbolize maturity, community connection, and pride in their heritage.
In addition to nose piercings, the Yanomami are also very fond of jewelry made from seeds, dried fruit shells, small animal bones, and tropical bird feathers.
The vibrant colors displayed on the body are not simply meant to attract attention, but also reflect the deep relationship between people and the natural world around them.
Another detail that impresses many visitors is the way the Yanomami use red dye made from uricum seeds.
They apply this color to their faces, arms, and bodies during festivals or important ceremonies.
In their beliefs, the color red symbolizes vitality, energy, and the spirit of the community.
By combining nose piercings made from twigs, colorful bead necklaces, and their distinctive red body dye, the Yanomami create an appearance that is very different from the rest of the world.
For them, beauty is not something meant to impress strangers.
It reflects health, maturity, and each person's place within the community.
If you see a Matayese woman for the first time, you might think you are looking at a scene from an ancient world.
The Matsese people live deep in the Amazon rainforest along the border region between Peru and Brazil.
For many generations, they have preserved unique traditions that very few places in the world still maintain.
One of the most distinctive features of the mates is the thin sticks inserted through both sides of the nose.
The mats call them whiskers that symbolize the jaguar, one of the most respected animals in their culture.
To outsiders, this may seem quite unusual.
But for the Matses, these jaguar whiskers have long become a symbol of identity, courage, and connection to the natural world. In addition, Mates women often use natural dyes made from forest plants to decorate their faces.
Orange, red, or black markings painted around the eyes, cheeks, and chin are not only for beauty, but also carry cultural and spiritual significance.
Many women also wear colorful handmade bead necklaces made from seeds, fruit shells, and natural materials. gathered from the forest.
Each item reflects skill, craftsmanship, and traditions passed down from one generation to the next. For the Matsis, beauty is not measured by age or modern standards.
It is expressed through pride in their heritage, harmony with nature, and traditions that have existed for hundreds of years in the heart of the Amazon.
For many people around the world, adulthood is often marked by a graduation diploma, a first job, or simply reaching a certain age.
But for the Tikuna people of the Amazon, the journey to becoming an adult woman carries a much deeper meaning.
The Tuna live along the branches of the Amazon River in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.
With a population of tens of thousands, they are one of the largest indigenous communities in the region.
In traditional tikuna culture, beauty does not come only from appearance.
It is also connected to maturity, responsibility, and a person's place within the community.
When a girl reaches puberty, her family usually organizes a special ceremony to mark this new stage of her life.
This is one of the most important events for Tikuna women.
During the days of the ceremony, the girl's face and body are decorated with natural dyes made from plants found in the forest.
The geometric patterns carefully painted on the skin are not only for beauty, but also symbolize the transition from childhood to adulthood.
In addition, the girls often wear handmade bead necklaces made from seeds, fruit shells, and sometimes materials collected from the natural environment around them.
Each piece of jewelry carries its own cultural value and is often passed down from one generation to the next.
Interestingly, in the eyes of the tikuna, a woman is not considered attractive because of her appearance alone.
Skillfulness, the ability to care for a family. Knowledge of traditions and a sense of responsibility are also highly valued.
That is why beauty here is not simply something that can be seen with the eyes. It reflects the values that the community has cherished and preserved for many generations.
Among the tribes we have explored today, the Kurubo are perhaps the community that surprises many people the most.
They live deep in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and have had only limited contact with the outside world over the past few decades.
The lives of the corabos still revolve around hunting, fishing, and survival skills passed down from one generation to the next. And perhaps what surprises many visitors the most is the way they view beauty.
For the Kurubo, beauty is not found in what is added to the body, but in the person themselves.
In the hot and humid environment of the Amazon rainforest, they maintain a lifestyle that is very close to nature.
Rather than spending a great deal of time changing their appearance, they consider health, physical strength, and the ability to adapt to life in the forest to be the most valuable qualities.
A healthy woman who can care for her children, take part in daily tasks, and overcome the challenges of life in the wilderness is often highly respected within the community.
To the modern world, this may seem like a rather unfamiliar perspective.
But for the Corbo, beauty is not something created by clothing, jewelry, or trends.
It is shaped by the life they live everyday.
And perhaps that is also the most fascinating thing about looking at the last tribes of the Amazon.
Even though they live apart from the modern world, they still remind us that the concept of beauty is never fixed.
Every culture has its own way of defining it.
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This area is one of the most isolated places on the planet, where many communities maintained a traditional hunter gatherer lifestyle until the late 20th century.
In fact, the Coroway only began having regular contact with the outside world in the 1970s, making them one of the latest studied communities in Southeast Asia.
The houses here are not built using any modern technology.
There is no steel, no concrete, and no machinery to help.
Everything is made from wood, vines, and entirely through human labor.
The reason they build their houses so high is not because they want a better view.
In the past, conflicts frequently occurred between tribal groups living in the forest.
A high position allowed them to spot danger from a distance and provided a significant defensive advantage.
In addition, the height helped them avoid most mosquitoes and disease carrying insects, especially malaria.
A disease that once claimed the lives of countless people in tropical rainforests.
However, if you only look at the tree houses, you will miss the most fascinating thing about the Cororoway.
Their entire way of life actually revolves around a single tree called the Seo Palm.
This tree provides almost everything the community needs to survive.
The pith of the trunk is processed into starch, the main food source in their daily diet.
The leaves are used for roofing. The bark becomes building material and the decaying trunk creates an environment where beetle lavi can grow. One of the most important sources of protein for the cororoway.
Today, many coroway people have moved into ground level settlements through development programs organized by the Indonesian government.
However, the tree houses have become a tourist attraction for those who enjoy adventure.
If you had the chance to visit this place, would you have the courage to climb into one of the Cororoway tree houses?
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The Coroway found a way to adapt to the rainforest by moving their lives up into tree canopies dozens of meters above the ground.
But if you think that is already one of the harshest living environments in the world, then keep watching to see how tribes in the Amazon rainforest survive.
The Amazon is often called the lungs of the earth.
The rainforest stretches across more than 5.5 million km and spans nine South American countries containing about 10% of all known species on Earth.
This enormous biodiversity creates a rich ecosystem, but it also makes the Amazon a place filled with dangers.
Temperatures regularly range from 25 to 35° C, while humidity levels are almost always above 80%.
The hot, humid, and suffocating air causes the human body to lose water much faster than most people realize.
Even a small cut can become seriously infected in such a climate.
In addition, there are thousands of species of insects, venomous snakes, poisonous spiders, parasites, and tropical diseases that have existed in this region for thousands of years.
Yet, many indigenous tribes have lived here for thousands of years.
One of the most well-known communities is the Yanomami people who live along the border region between Brazil and Venezuela.
Their population is more than 30,000 people and many groups still maintain a lifestyle similar to that of their ancestors from centuries ago.
Instead of building permanent villages like many other civilizations, they developed circular communal structures known as shabonos.
A single Shabono can be home to dozens of families at the same time and is designed to adapt to the hot and humid conditions of the rainforest.
The survival skills of the Yanomami are built on knowledge accumulated over many generations.
They can identify hundreds of different plant species, knowing which ones can be used for food, which ones serve as medicine, and which ones should be avoided.
Many medicinal plants were used by them long before scientists began studying their medical properties.
Food here comes entirely from nature and hunting.
Instead of relying on heavy weapons, many Amazon tribes use long blow guns combined with poison tip darts made from plant or animal toxins found in the rainforest.
These small darts make almost no sound, but are powerful enough to bring down monkeys, birds, and other animals high in the treetops.
Amazonian soil is actually much less fertile than many people think.
Most nutrients exist within the vegetation itself rather than in the soil.
As a result, many communities move their living locations regularly instead of staying in one place permanently.
Within this rainforest, there are still tribes that have had little or almost no contact with the outside world.
Researchers estimate that the Amazon is still home to dozens of isolated groups.
Some communities have only been discovered through aerial photographs.
Imagine being offered a job that pays $100,000 a month. Would you take it?
After watching the rest of this video, leave a comment and let us know.
At an altitude of more than 5,100 m above sea level, Linkanada is recognized as the highest permanent settlement in the world.
Just breathing here is already a challenge.
The air is so thin that oxygen levels are only about half of what they are at sea level.
Many newcomers experience headaches, dizziness, nausea, or shortness of breath after only a few hours.
Yet, despite these harsh conditions, more than 50,000 people continue to flock to Linkanada for one reason, gold.
Hidden beneath the snow-covered mountains is one of the largest gold mines in South America.
For many poor people from Peru, Bolivia, and nearby regions, its place represents the only chance they have to change their lives.
But the price they pay is sometimes greater than the reward.
One of the most shocking things about Linganada is a labor system known as Kakaro.
Under this system, miners work continuously for 30 days without receiving any wages.
They break rock, hall ore, and breathe toxic dust inside freezing tunnels deep within the mountain.
Only on the last day of the month are they allowed to take out as much ore as they can carry on their backs.
If they are lucky, that ore may contain enough gold to support their families for months.
If not, after a month of exhausting work, they leave with almost nothing.
Life here is so harsh that many people see each month of work as a gamble with fate.
They risk their health and their time for the chance of finding just a few grams of gold inside the mountain.
What is especially fascinating is that an ancient belief still exists in this city of gold.
Inside the dark tunnels where sunlight never reaches, many miners place statues of LTO, the spirit believed in local tradition to rule the underworld.
They offer cigarettes, strong liquor, and cocoa leaves in the hope that Elto will protect them from accidents and lead them to new gold veins.
In Linkanada, gold is not just a precious metal.
It is the reason tens of thousands of people choose to live in one of the harshest places on Earth, where every breath is difficult and every workday carries risks that most of us can hardly imagine.
Would you dare take this job? Leave your opinion in the comments below.
The final place is called Kuba Pedi, a town located in the remote outback of South Australia.
Just one look at a map is enough for many people to understand why it is considered one of the harshest living environments in Australia.
For hundreds of kilometers in every direction, there is little more than rock and desert.
During the summer, outdoor temperatures regularly exceed 40° C. And during extreme heat waves, they can approach 50° C.
Under conditions like these, even the simplest activities become difficult.
Walking under the midday sun can quickly lead to dehydration.
Many newcomers are surprised to discover that most daily life here takes place in the early morning or late evening when temperatures are more comfortable.
If someone offered you $1 million on the condition that you had to sleep in the middle of a wild lion pack in the desert, do you think you could survive for one day?
In today's video, you will discover the 10 tribes with the most incredible survival skills in the world. From tribes that live in trees to tribes that live among sharks. Prepare yourself a hot cup of tea and join me to find out who these tribes are.
What would happen if a fully grown lion suddenly appeared right in front of you?
Most people would probably run away in panic.
But on the wild grasslands of East Africa, there exists a tribe that even the most terrifying predators are cautious of.
They are the Messiah, legendary warriors who have lived within lion territory for hundreds of years.
Some lions even truly avoid confronting them.
The Masai are a semi-nomadic melodic ethnic group living in Kenya and northern Tanzania.
With a population of more than 1 million people, they are famous for their height over 1.8 8 m strong physiques and distinctive bright red clothing.
For the Masai, the color red is not only a cultural symbol, but is also believed to make predators feel wary.
Masai warriors always carry traditional spears and shields, weapons that have helped them survive in harsh nature for many generations.
From childhood, Messiah children grow up in lands where the roars of predators echo every night.
They learn how to recognize predator tracks, read the direction of the wind, and react to danger from a very young age.
In the past, young Marsai warriors participated in lion hunting rituals to prove their courage before becoming fully grown men.
They also have famous warrior dances often called the lion dance where warriors jump continuously to the sound of singing and powerful chants.
The higher someone jumps, the greater his strength and power are believed to be.
This ritual not only represents strength but also carries spiritual meaning, proving the bravery of the Marasai against the wild forces of nature.
So why are lions afraid of the Masai?
The reason comes from hundreds of years of conflict between the two sides.
The Masai have always protected their cattle using spears and highly effective group tactics.
Over time, lions learned that attacking the Masai could result in injury or death.
Because of this, in many areas, lions often avoid Messiah villages and hunt elsewhere instead.
The Messiah way of life mainly revolves around raising cattle.
They live in houses made from mud, branches, and cow dung, constantly moving to search for new grasslands.
At night, when hyenas and lions appear around the village, the warriors stand guard for hours to protect the livestock.
What is frightening is that for the Marai seeing lion tracks outside the house in the morning is not rare at all but almost a normal part of life.
If you saw a lion in your front yard, what would you do?
Comment number one if you would stand there and watch it and number zero if you would immediately run away.
If the Marai make lions cautious on the African grasslands, then deep inside the ancient rainforests of Papua exists a tribe with an even stranger way of survival.
They do not build houses on the ground like ordinary people.
Instead, they live high in the trees, dozens of meters above the ground, surrounded by venomous snakes, crocodiles, and dangerous creatures that even modern people have never seen in real life.
They are the Cororoway tribe, one of the most mysterious communities in Papua, Indonesia.
For centuries, almost nobody knew they existed.
It was not until the late 20th century that the Cororoway were discovered by the modern world.
Their population is very small, living scattered throughout the deep forest.
The Coroway people have dark skin, compact bodies, and incredible endurance because they constantly move through harsh environments.
What shocks people the most is that they do not live on the ground, but in houses built more than 30 m above the earth, as high as a multi-story building.
Just looking up at them is enough to make many people feel dizzy.
The Coroway believe the ground is a dangerous place.
Building houses high above helps them avoid predators, enemies from other tribes, and evil spirits. according to ancient beliefs.
And in reality, the forests of Papua truly are among the most dangerous places on Earth for humans.
In the dark rivers of Papua live Indo-Pacific saltwater crocodiles, the largest crocodile species on the planet.
An adult crocodile can grow over 6 m long and is powerful enough to drag a human underwater within seconds.
Hidden beneath layers of fallen leaves is the amethystine python. One of the longest python species in the world.
Although it is not venomous, this python can crush its prey with enormous force before swallowing the entire body whole.
The coroway encounter them around hunting areas every day.
In addition, they also face papua taipans and death adders, snakes with extremely powerful venom.
Just one bite can paralyze or kill a human if treatment is not given in time.
What makes it even more terrifying is that deep in the forest, there are almost no hospitals or antivenenom medicines.
The Cororoai way of life is almost completely separated from modern technology.
Their food mainly comes from hunting, fishing, and gathering.
One of their common foods is sarago grubs, fatty insects considered a valuable source of protein deep in the forest.
But I strongly advise you not to try eating them yourself if you ever encounter them in the wild, unless you want the insurance company visiting your family afterward.
While many people are afraid to swim too far from the shore, there is a tribe that has spent almost its entire life living in the deep ocean among sharks.
They do not see the sea as a threat, but as their true home.
They are the Mochan tribe, also known as the sea nomads.
They live around the waters between Myanmar and Thailand, spending most of their lives on traditional wooden boats.
What amazes the world is that the Mochen can survive at sea for months with almost no dependence on modern technology.
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