Guests lost in the 9-day old forest were saved by monkeys

Lost in the Amazon for 9 days, Acuña survived thanks to the help of a bunch of monkeys. They led him to the spring, shelter and left the forest for him. Until now, that time has been a memorable challenge for Acuña.

Maykool Coroseo Acuña , 25, is lost in the Amazon forest while camping out in the Madidi, Bolivia National Park area, near the Tuichi River in the tour of Max Adventures.

He was separated from the group at around 20:00, one day in February 2017 and disappeared "no trace". Feizar Nava expedition tour guide said that Acuña had signed up for a tour to explore Amazon with the group he met the day before and the group went into the forest in the afternoon with a guide from Max Adventures.

Acuña lost 9 days in the Amazon forest, he followed monkeys, eating the forest they left behind and was led to a spring and shelter.

Acuña is bitten by insects and forest.

They camped in the most remote area of ​​the National Park, which can only be reached by boat and many miles from the nearest town. Upon returning to the camp, Acuña was extremely excited, "he wandered around and had a strange expression , " Nava said.

Acuña also refused to participate in the traditional Pachamama ritual, a thanksgiving ceremony for Mother Nature allowing them to explore in the forest and be alone in her own tent.

Until a person in the delegation visited Acuña's tent, he was missing. Madidi National Park director Marcos Uzquiana said that initially forest rangers didn't believe Acuña disappeared, they thought someone was lying.

The area where Acuña was found is less than a mile from his camp.

Acuña happily hugged those who had searched for her.

However, afterwards, everyone in the party is confused by the disappearance of Acuña, who claim that because he did not attend a "Mother Nature" prayer ceremony when exploring in the forest should be punished.

Nava himself believed, Duende - a evil spirit that always conceals the human being who kidnapped Acuña because he displeased Mother Forest.

The director of the national park also told National Geographic magazine: "For myself and other rangers, it is our cultural tradition. I believe Duende is real and Acuña has been possessed by that soul. catch it".

The expedition team spent hours searching for Acuña but to no avail. Six days in the search forest, the only thing they found was a residual Acuña's dirty socks.

Acuña survived by eating forest fruit, drinking spring water by following a herd of monkeys.

He thanked and took pictures with the ranger group who saved him.

Acuña recounts her 9-day challenge.

The adventurers also invited magicians to Acuña's camp to celebrate the ceremony to find missing tourists. Nine days later, rangers heard Acuña screaming from the river, less than a mile from his camp.

When found, Acuña's whole body was bitten by insects and forested. He said that he survived by following a bunch of monkeys, leaving the forest for Acuña, leading him to the spring and shelter every day.

In an interview with National Geographic magazine, Acuña said: "I started running, at that time I wore sandals but I threw away all sandals, cell phones and flashlights for fear they would slow me down. ".

Acuña used to be desperate for everything and thought that she couldn't be found."On the night before I was saved, I prayed to God. I did not believe in the shamans or the culture of the Bolivian forest. I believe that God saved me."