<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: Njengoba sasisondela komunye umfula omkhulu, kwadingeka ngiziphuce isikhashana. Kwase kuyiminyaka ngenza i- white-water rafting, kodwa ukuyenza noBen Fogle phakathi ne-Amazon kuyisenzakalo engingasoze ngasikhohlwa. Njengoba ngangihamba ngomfula iJatunyacu phakathi kwamawa anodaka amile nomsindo omkhulu wehlathi, ngazizwa sengathi ngiseyingxenye yeJurassic Park. Ungacabanga nje nge-teraductile endiza phezu kwekhanda lakho,uhleka uBen. Ukukhanya, ubuhle bendawo, umoya, abantu, kuhluke ngempela kunoma iyiphi enye indawo emhlabeni. Uhambo lwempilo yami yonke: ngaba nenhlanhla yokujoyina umhloli wamazwe uBen Fogle ohambweni lwase-Ecuador. UBen ubukele njengoba umqondisi wethu wokuntweza olwandle uGabriel esitshela konke. Lapho siqala uhambo lwethu lwe-Amazon: Mina noBen, ngakwesokudla sesikebhe, sithola iziqondiso kumqondisi wethu. Ngamenywa ukuba ngihambe noBen oneminyaka engu-40 ubudala ohambweni oluya ezweni lapho ukuphila kwakhe kokuzidela nokuhamba konke kwaqala khona. Sekuyisikhathi eside i-Ecuador ihlotshaniswa nesango eliya eziQhingini zaseGalapagos ezithandwa kakhulu noma ukumane nje kuyindawo yokumisa ohambweni lwaseNingizimu Melika. Kodwa kusukela edolobheni elichumayo laseQuito kuya e-Andes emangalisayo, ehlathini lase-Amazon nasemaphandleni amahle, kungaphezu kwalokho. Uhambo lokuqala lukaBen eneminyaka engu-19 ubudala, engakwazi ukukhuluma ngisho negama elilodwa lesiSpanishi, lwambona echitha ubusuku obumnandi esitokisini sasejele laseQuito futhi ekhuthazelela imijovo engu - 15 yesifo sentukuthelo esiswini sakhe ngemva kokulunywa yinja. Kodwa-ke lezi zigameko azenzanga lutho olutheni kuBen njengoba esho ukuthi yilolo hambo olwamenza wanquma ukuthi ufuna ukwenza umsebenzi wokuhamba. Ngangingakaze ngicabange ukuthi ngiyoke ngikwenze, kusho uBen, umyeni kaMarina nobaba kaLudo no-Iona. Ngithatha ikhefu: ngilungiselela isigaba esilandelayo sokwehla kwethu entabeni iCotopaxi. Ukudla: I-guinea pig ingihlaba umxhwele. Ngisazama ukukulawula. Ngingumthandi wezilwane ngakho empeleni enye yezinto ezinzima engihlale nginazo ukwamukela ukudla kwasendaweni. Abantu: Emazweni aseNingizimu Melika abantu banobungane kakhulu. Isimo sezulu: Sasuka e-Amazon lapho kwakushisa khona kakhulu saya...  <response>: Ukuphila kukaBen kokuzidela nokuhamba kwaqala ohambweni oluya e - Ecuador eminyakeni engu - 21 edlule. Ekuhambeleni kwakhe kokuqala waboshwa amaphoyisa futhi walunywa yinja. Kodwa uthi ukugqoka izingubo zangaphansi ukuze enze umsebenzi wezokwelapha ongajwayelekile kulokhu kwakungenye yezinto ezingajwayelekile ake wabhekana nazo. UBen uhlanganyele ne-Virgin Holidays ukuze akhuthaze abantu ukuba bahambe beyozifunela okujabulisayo. 