The indigenous Shipibo people, who've long lived off the land, have a powerful new foe: Covid-19. In the remote Peruvian village of Caimito, 80% of the community have shown symptoms, a local nurse says. The nearest hospital is an 8-hour boat ride away.
Deep in the heart of Peru's central Amazon, the indigenous Shipibo people have for thousands of years lived off the land, thrived as healers, and defended their territory against loggers and other foreign invaders that threatened their very existence.
But they have a powerful new foe that shows little mercy: Covid-19.In the remote Shipibo village of Caimito, 80 percent of the community has shown symptoms of coronavirus, according to local nurse Elias Magin. The nearest hospital is an eight-hour boat ride away. When we arrived in late May, a line of people snaked around a simple building with a makeshift sign declaring it the Puesto de Salud, or health clinic, for Caimito.
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