Cassava flour, their familiarity with some of the wild fruits of the forest, as well as their relationship with nature, proved to be effective for four brothers from Colombia who were found alive after the crash of the small plane they were traveling in“keys” to surviving forty days in the Amazon jungle.

“When their chess was broken, they took flour from the rubble and survived with it,” their uncle Findencio Valencia told reporters outside a hospital in Bokota where children are being treated.

OUR Farina is cassava flour.an edible root that is the third largest source of carbohydrate in the tropics after rice and corn.

“When it ended, they started eating the seeds,” Valencia added.

Despite the tragedy of losing their mother in an accident and their own misfortune, adventure time seems to have favored the children, as “the fruits in the jungle were at their full ripeness” so the children could eat them, Astrid Cáceres explains. head of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute.

Ejército and an indigenous group found children who survived a plane crash last May.

Son of Los niños: Leslie Jacobo Bonbar, 13; Salty Jakobomber Mukutuy, 9; Thien Noriel Ronok Mukutui, 4 years old, and Kristin Neriman Ranok, 11 months old. pic.twitter.com/c58cpc9z6T

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“The children are in good health” despite being found dehydrated and with insect bites, their aunt Damaris Mukutui said, adding that the siblings, who will remain in the hospital for at least another two to three weeks, are also receiving support from the psychiatric hospital. services. groups. .

Leslie, 13 year old heroine

13-year-old Leslie, the eldest of four brothers, although still a child herself, realized from the first moment that she had to be a parent to children, supporting their life in an inhospitable and dangerous place, in dense vegetation. Amazons.

Los conocimientos Murui-Muinane allowed Leslie Jacobo Bonber Mukutui to rule life with his three brothers for over 40 days in the jungle after he survived a plane crash and lost his mother in the process. #SomosIndigenas pic.twitter.com/SKMVmhsmHJ

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The four brothers lived with their parents in Ararakuara, a village in the heart of the Amazon jungle, established in 1930 to isolate dangerous criminals.

Members of the Huitoto tribe, their relationship with nature in a highly hostile environment – where jaguars, cougars, reptiles and other predators seek their prey, threatened by insects and lack of drinking water – dominated this battle for survival. for 13-year-old Leslie, nine-year-old Solaney, four-year-old Thien Noriel and one-year-old Kristin.

Leslie is like a child raised in the wild he knew the secrets of the forest. She knew how to navigate by the position of the sun, recognized paths and edible mushrooms, could walk tens of kilometers a day, like her brothers, according to her uncle.

In the darkness of dense foliage it is difficult to see the silhouette even at a distance of 20 meters, Leslie made sure the four of them stayed close together.and according to an army source, it was she who most of the day held her one-year-old younger brother in her arms.

As the National Organization of Indian Peoples of Colombia (Opiac) confirms, an important factor that played a role in their survival is that he is natives, it is this special connection with nature that defines them.

“Children’s survival is a testament to the knowledge and relationship that indigenous peoples have with nature, a connection that has been taught ever since they were in the womb,” Opiak wrote in a statement.

The military announced that keeps looking for Wilson, a tracking dog, a six-year-old Malinois who has been missing in the dense vegetation for the past few days. “Our principle: we leave no one behind.”

#Attention Fuentes militares confirman que, aparecieron los 4 minores que llevaban 40 días desaparecidos en las slvas de entre #Kaketa at #guaviare.

Leslie Jacobo Bonbar, 13; Soleiny Jacobombaire Mucutuy de 9, Tien Noriel Ronoque Mucutuyde de 4 años and Christine Neriman… pic.twitter.com/yKl4y1rT1N

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Source: Guardian/BBC/El Pais.