24-06-2025
A better way to get around in the Amazon - solar-powered canoes
One of the solar-powered boats in the river at the Wayusentsa community, Kapawi, Ecuador. A growing fleet of electric boats ferries Indigenous people through the heart of the Ecuadorean Amazon, providing a cheaper and greener alternative to gas-powered vessels. Photo / Federico Rios Escobar, the New York Times
On a sweltering Sunday morning, 20 Indigenous men in the Ecuadorian Amazon boarded a canoe in their community near the border with Peru.
Their destination was a neighbouring village 45 minutes away by river.
They were athletes, headed to an inter-village sports competition, a cherished tradition that strengthens community
