Ndura.
Son of the forest.
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By
Javier Salazar Calle
Cover design © Sara García
Original title: Ndura. Hijo de la selva.
Copyright © Javier Salazar Calle, 2014
Translation: Pamela Daccache
2nd Edition
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Dedicated to all those who, like me, live adventures and travel without moving from their place; because they let the power of imagination prevail in this world.
Special dedication to my best friend, who passed away many years ago and to my son Alex, who inherited his name and for whom I have high hopes.
Table of Contents
APPENDIX II: glossary of words in Pygmy
APPENDIX III: real life survival in the forest
Let the adventure begin...
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DAY 0
I am in the middle of deepest Africa, sitting, leaning against the trunk of a tree. Fever has taken me over, my body is convulsing and chills are becoming more frequent, a non-localized pain is all that I can feel in my organs. I can’t stop shaking. I'm on top of a hill. Behind me, there is a forest, a lush, wild and ruthless forest. The view in front of me, disappears just like magic, a few scattered stumps and remains of intensive logging, provides a glimpse of what was once there. At the bottom, I can distinguish the first houses of an emerging city. Mud intermingled with leaves and bricks. Civilization.
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