Ecuador and Brazil Archive

Feature Articles –   Terra Preta In the depths of the Amazonian basin, a specific type of soil is found that is known to be of human origin – but which modern science has so far been unable to reproduce. It seems to have been “primitive man’s” attempt to terraform the Amazon into fertility. by Philip Coppens Since the latter half of the 20th century, two …

Feature Articles –   The legend of Akakor In the fourth Indiana Jones movie, our archaeologist-adventurer goes in search of a lost “kingdom of the crystal skull”. It appears that this is none other than the legendary Akakor (referred to as Akator in the movie), which became famous in the 1970s. But is the legend too good to be true? by Philip Coppens Karl Brugger In …