Thirteen-year-old Lesly Mukutuy credited with using ancestral knowledge to help keep her younger siblings alive
As more details emerge about four children’s incredible feat of survival in the Colombian Amazon, it has become clear that the ancestral knowledge of the eldest child played a vital role in keeping her younger siblings, including a baby who turned one during the ordeal, alive for 40 days.
Thirteen-year-old Lesly Mukutuy was able to identify edible fruits, find suitable water and avoid dangerous plants and animals thanks in part to knowledge handed down to her from her grandmother, Fatima Valencia.
