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How fun is it being part of an Amazonian tribe? 

Plus: a new BBC1 sitcom that doesn’t seem sure how heavy to go on the com

James Walton
Bruce Parry canoes with a Waimaha man called Ferney up the river Tiquié in the Colombian Amazon.  IMAGE: BBC / FRANK FILMS / RORY JACKSON
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 05 April 2025
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