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Uncontacted Tribe Photographed Near Brazil-Peru Border

Am I the only one who, upon hearing about this story and seeing the photos, can’t think of anything but the Geico cavemen?

The Geico cavemen, and "that’s totally photoshopped" are my primary reactions to this.

Posted by Anthony on May 30, 2008 at 10:01am
Filed under: Geography, Humor, Outdoors, Photography

Comments:

01. May 30, 2008 at 10:39pm by maria:

Thats so weird to think about, that there are still people who are almost complete Neanderthals (I think thats the right word here?)..just amazing.

02. May 30, 2008 at 11:37pm by Anthony:

I don’t think they’re Neanderthals; I think they’re just humans who have stayed in the jungles rather than forming towns and getting civilized and stuff.

03. Jun 3, 2008 at 07:08am by Rolly:

Jazz hands?

04. Jun 24, 2008 at 07:23am by Rolly:

Apparently, the picture is legit, but the story is not...

05. Jun 24, 2008 at 04:37pm by Anthony:

Interesting! So, they really are an uncontacted tribe, but it’s not the case that they were hitherto unknown. The groups behind the photos have known about the tribe for about a century, but in order to get publicity to raise awareness of the dangers posed to the tribe(s) by logging, they ran the photos with the not-100%-honest story.