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the Amazon.
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It was no common river!
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We had so much fun!
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The places were wonderful.
We really were at the heart
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of Amazonia.
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At the frontier between Peru,
Colombia and Brazil,
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which converge towards this unique point,
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which join one another in the 'town'.
That is too big a word
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for this village called Leticia
with lakeside housings,
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where there were two charming hotels.
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But we lived there like in the jungle.
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When one does this kind of film...
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I almost went round the world
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to shoot movies in countries
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with hotsile climate or environment.
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One has to be prepared,
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physically and mentally
to accept this.
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Amazonia is tough.
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There are 12 hours of sun a day,
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from 6am to 6pm.
It's below the equator,
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the climate is torrid,
one sweats a lot.
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There is humidity, insects,
snakes, crocodiles...
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And piranhas in the water.
We all knew it.
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Even if nobody told it,
it was very probable.
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Some even said that sharks
were going up the river
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from the ocean and entered
this gigantic river,
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the shores of which you cannot see.
It's almost a sea.
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The water is yellowish, muddy.
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Every day, we went to
incredible places,
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in the middle of the jungle.
The Indians
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who worked with us
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walked in front of us
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with machetes,
like in adventure movies,
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so that we could go on,
and find the right place.
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Certain places were quiet,