Translate page with Google Home Stories Peru: Expedition to the Curanja Story June 11, 2015 Peru: Expedition to the Curanja Country: Peru Author: Andrew Lawler Grantee Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Email this page Print this page English Project From Paradise to Peril: The Amazon's Isolated Tribes Some of the world’s last isolated tribes are poised to make contact with the outside world as... Multiple Authors READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT SECTIONS Article Lessons Epa is a liaison between Peru's isolated Indigenous tribes and the modern world. He lives with three wives, a mother-in-law, and many dogs in a hand-built shelter along the Curanja River in the Purús Communial Reserve. Image by Jason Houston. Peru, 2015. Journalist Andrew Lawler explores the villages along the Curanja River in eastern Peru, where indigenous people live without access to electricity, clean water or health care. RELATED CONTENT Peru: Counting the Invisibles Andrew Lawler Grantee June 4, 2015 Will a Road through the Rainforest Bring Prosperity or Disaster? Andrew Lawler Grantee June 4, 2015