Monkeys helped man who mysteriously vanished in the Bolivian Amazon

(Tour organizer Feizar Nava) had invited the tourists at the lodge to participate in a Pachamama ceremonya tradition involving coca leaves, candles, and cigarettesto thank Pachamama, or Mother Earth, for giving them permission to enter the forest.

When Maykool was asked to join the ceremony alongside the group, he had refused, Feizar said. And when a guide had returned to his cabin to check on him, he was nowhere to be found. The amount of time that had passed between when Maykool was last seen and when someone went back for him was only five minutes.

Panicked, Feizar and his guides checked every inch of the lodge. Maykool wasnt there. The group headed out into the rainforest with flashlights. They searched until five in the morning, to no avail. Maykool seemed to have completely vanished.

Its because he offended the Pachamama. Feizar said. He didnt want to participate in the ceremony.

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