MARAÑÓN WATERKEEPER

After paddling the Marañón for the first time,Australian kayaker Ben Webb felt as though he had found his purpose: Save an amazing river from a multitude of planned large-scale hydroelectric projects. In 2014, Ben moved to Peru with the goal of connecting more people to the Marañón River to aid its protection from dams. The idea was to engage the Peruvian population and give young people an opportunity to experience the river firsthand. While many have such vague, lofty goals, Ben has turned his into reality. He created a group that called themselves ‘Remando Juntos por el Marañón’ or ‘Remando Juntos’ for short; in Spanish this means “Paddling Together for the Marañón. Many photos, videos, and paddle strokes later, members of Remando Juntos joined the Waterkeeper Alliance to create Marañón…

You're reading a preview of

Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, summer 2017

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.