EP's Andy Maser, Kyle Dickman and Trip Jennings at Teotônio Falls. © Adam Mills Elliot
The crew took off this morning for one more round of whitewater — taking on the rapids of Cachoeira de Teotônio (Teotônio Waterfall).
The falls are on the Rio Madeira — the longest and the second largest tributary of the Amazon. The river gets its name “River of Wood” from the massive number of uprooted trees that once floated down its rough waters
Teotônio is a iconic rapid in the Amazon Basin and is renowned fishing site for local communities that rely on fish for food and their economy. But EP’s run of its rapids will be one of the last. By 2012, construction will be finished on a dam below the rapid that will submerge Teotônio.
Andy Maser finds some whitewater. © Adam Mills Elliot
Not only will the dam turn whitewater into resevoir, but the construction will block passage for native catfish. Ultimately, the fish in this now-productive ecosystem will go extinct — hurting fishing communities and changing a way of life.
Read the rest of the story on the EP blog.
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