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Writer's pictureSarah Rodriguez

Iquitos

Down to Earth with Zac Efron on Netflix

Rating: 9/10


Summary

This is the last episode in the series. The series follows Zac and Darin around the world as they search for healthy and sustainable ways to live. This episode focuses on the different benefits of plants. Zac was able to harvest and taste the Earth's bounty, and he even got to climb like a local up a large tree. Zac and Darin became one with nature after some healing plant baths. Then from grubs to sea cows, Zac gets lots of hands on experience with the wildlife. Overall, I enjoyed this episode and I am very intrigued by the healing properties of plants.


This was my second time watching the complete series and both times I loved it all. I wrote my reviews of the documentary series to help promote it, even if it just encourages one more person to see it. I am not sponsored, promoted, or connected to the series in any shape or form. I hope to continue to review other series that promote values I believe in such as travel, sustainability, conservation, and healthy living. I hope that from my reviews, you are inspired to take action to create a better and healthier world.


Fast Facts

  • Camu Camu - Contains vitamin C, potassium, amino acids, and antioxidants

  • Una de Gato - "Cat's Claw" It uses little hook-like horns on its vines to climb up the tree and thrives in the rainforest environment - Can treat arthritis, dysentery, fevers, inflammation, and stomach ulcers

  • Chuchuhuasi - Treats arthritis pain, back pain, and stomach aches

  • Sangre de Grado - Treats cuts, burns, scrapes, lesions, and insect bites

  • Bataua Milk - Made from palm fruits

  • The Amazon Rescue Center - A preserve dedicated to healing, rehabilitating, and re-homing creatures from the Amazon - Their main focus of rescue is manatees

Places to Visit

  • Jungles of Northern Peru

  • Amazon River

  • The Ayahuasca Foundation, Mishana, Peru

  • Ikiitu (Restaurant)

  • The Amazon Rescue Center

What I Learned

  • Humans have a massive impact on the world

  • We are all equally exposed to anything happening at any moment

  • Use whatever platform you have for good

  • For those who live in the United States, we need to open our eyes and see what is happening in the world, beyond our own communities

  • Experience culture

  • We need to take care of our planet, and try to live happy and healthy

  • Make a difference with the time you have

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