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Jungle craft and childhood games

How childhood games and indigenous skills helped four children survive 40 days in the Colombian jungle, and sparked a debate about the value of traditional cultures.

麻豆社 Mundo's correspondent in Bogota, Daniel Pardo, shares the story behind the extraordinary survival of four indigenous children who used ancestral knowledge to stay alive in the Colombian jungle after a plane crash. Their story has sparked a debate about the divide in the country between indigenous and urbanised communities.

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(Photo: Four children rescued after 40 days in the Amazon jungle. Credit: Colombian Military Forces/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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