Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in the Amazon, December 2008

photo by Emily Crow

View of the town of Marechal Traumaturgo from the river

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Rinpoche with an Ashaninka family

photo by Emily Crow

Ashaninka girls on the river

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Ashaninkas in ceremonial facepaint

photo by Emily Crow

Ashaninka children in ceremonial facepaint

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Boy with bird

photo by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

Benki, the Ashaninka host, paints Rinpoche's face

photo by Amelia Chow

Benki, the Ashaninka host, paints Rinpoche's face

photo by Emily Crow

Benki, the Ashaninka host

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Nursery for reforestation

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Rinpoche plants a tree

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Rinpoche plants a tree

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Rinpoche plants a tree

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Rinpoche tries his hand at archery

photo by Bel Pedrosa

Rinpoche tries his hand at archery

photo by Bel Pedrosa