For millennia, Pachamama, Mother Earth, has witnessed births, deaths, miracles and tragedies of all living creatures. This all changes when the evil spirit Kenaima begins to prey on the men of a village deep in the Amazon. The tribe’s chief is overtaken by Kenaima and attacks his family in a murderous rage, forcing his wife Entza to send her three living sons, Gryph, Rani and Marev, into the rainforest to seek safe haven. Pachamama suddenly finds her intentions and desires aligned with Entza’s, both of them desperate to protect the children from the growing danger and evil around them. Determined to survive, the brothers rely on their instincts and Rani’s mysterious connection to nature to endure the harsh realities of the rainforest. But Kenaima is hunting them, and bringing destruction to the village they left behind. Losing control in ways she never thought possible, Pachamama begins to intervene, though it may not be enough to save the children and Entza’s tribe.

A bilingual collection of enchanting folk tales from the peoples of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay, accompanied by historical and geographical background as well as color photographs. Containing numerous tales that have never before appeared in an English-language children's story collection, this book presents many of author Paula Martín's favorite stories from her many years of experience in storytelling around the world and particularly in South America. It stands as a unique folklore and storytelling resource that will give readers a better understanding of life and culture in the southern part of South America. Readers of all ages will delight in entertaining stories about animals, plants and trees, musical instruments, lost places, fantastic creatures, and witches and devils. This collection also includes never-ending tales, sky stories, and folk tales about fools. The book provides related cultural information about the lands where these stories originated as well as the people who tell these tales, traditional games of South America, and recipes for regional food items that can go hand in hand with the stories.

Pachamama Politics examines how campesinos came to defend their community water sources from gold mining upstream and explains why Ecuador's "pink tide" government came under fire by Indigenous and environmental rights activists.

Pachamama Peaches a is a collection of poetry and prose about life. The poems explore femininity, friendship, relationships, nature, beauty and art imitating life. Each poem serves an individual purpose that is subject to the minds of each reader.

Acting on Faith deftly examines the role of religious discourse in processes of economic development by exploring a case study based on twelve months of intensive qualitative research examining the role of small, Catholic non-government organizations (NGOs) in indigenous communities in northwest Argentina. The difficulty facing the communities and their associated NGOs is how to create conditions that ameliorate poverty, without undermining cultural values.

This teacher's guide was developed to accompany UNEP's Pachamama: Our Earth - Our Future. It will assist teachers in using Pachamama as a supplementary resource for integrating environmental education objectives into existing programmes. The guide includes a set of teaching modules and activities for students in the primary and lower secondary years of schooling.

Describes the state of the world's environment and what actions governments and individuals are taking to address the problems. Includes personal accounts, poems, and illustrations. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

This book presents the work of a group of Peruvian development specialists of peasant background. The book explains how development itself is the problem because its epistemologies and practices are alien to the indigenous peasantry of the Andes.