A year ago, the Colombian population was in suspense after learning of the disappearance of four brothers in the dense jungle of the Solano areain Guaviare, after the Cessna U206G light plane, in which they were flying over, suffered a tragic accident that left three more people dead.
These are the Mucutuy brothers, four little ones of 14, 9, and 4 years old, and one more who is only 11 months oldwho survived 39 days in the jungle and became an example of bravery.
Initially, the girl mentions that in the first two days and two nights, after having survived the accident, They fed “with the copoazú fruits, which they carried in their luggage, and consumed the drinking water they found inside the aircraft.””mentions the report.
This fruit, also known as ‘white cocoa’, comes from a tropical fruit tree native to Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, and, according to the Bogotá Botanical Garden portal, It is used to prepare soft drinks, ice cream, jellies, compotes, among others. Its fruits are collected by the Ticuna indigenous people and grown in their villages, as it is basic in their diet.
After the supplies ran out in those days, the children were forced to undertake a trip to the Apaporis River, there they managed to catch some fish with improvised spears, but, “given the impossibility of generating fire, The minors ate raw fish only once, since the taste was not pleasant to them.”says the Aeronautics.
It is at that moment when the Mucutuy brothers decide to feed on the seeds called mil pesos, the fruit of a palmwhich they knew due to instructions from their mother.
“Since then, the food, until its rescue, It consisted only of seeds denominated one thousand pesosfruit of a palm, which they found in their path and which softened due to the humidity of the soil,” the report states.
According to the Sinchi Amazon Institute of Scientific Research, the fruits of said palm “are rich in oil” and They can be consumed fresh or used to prepare drinks.
This oil “has the property eliminate toxins, relieve cough, stimulate the lungs, is an expectorant, relaxes the bronchi, reduces asthma, stimulates intestinal movements, nourishes and benefits the skin and is a capital tonic.assures the Institute.
It was not until day 30 of being in the jungle when the children saw a flyer with a message written in Spanish and their native indigenous language that “contained explicit instructions in order to ensure that the minors stopped their march and remained in one place.” , to facilitate its location.”
They followed the instruction that on the 39th, June 9, 2023, allowed the personnel of Operation Hope to find them alive, with obvious signs of weakness and malnutrition.
