Mixtape #69 by Hekske by Baikal Nomads published on 2018-09-13T03:32:20Z Baikal Nomads Mixtape #69 by Hekske In the year 1542, the Spanish conquistador and explorer Francisco de Orellana, accompanied by some 50 men, set off on an exploration mission in present-day Ecuador, in search of the ‘Land Of Cinnamon’ which was believed to be located somewhere east of the Andean mountains. His team first built a brigantine boat and then went on a mission to explore the uncharted coca river downstream. After arriving there, and after facing a mutiny and strong currents, the party decided to continue downstream, following the Napo River until it joined the Rio Negro (which was named by de Orellana) and finally the Amazon River itself. At one point the river became so wide that the Spaniards already thought they had reached the Open Sea, yet at that point they still needed to complete a couple of thousand kilometers before they would finally reach the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first people to navigate the Amazon river after an epic and perilous journey which took over half a year. This way, de Orellana and his men were the very first Europeans to see and describe the Amazon river and surrounding forests in its pure, unspoiled state. Given the fact that they were largely outnumbered by the local population, the Spanish did their best to avoid trouble. Yet, they got involved in quite a few skirmishes, the most famous with a tribe of Tapuyas, where the Spanish were surprised to see women fight bravely alongside the men, which was something they had never seen or heard of before. It even made them think they had found the mythical Amazon tribe, which was described by Herodotus and Diodorus in ancient Greek legends. And that’s how the Amazon River eventually got its name… Follow & Support: Hekske ❋ The House Witchtapes @hekske Genre baikalnomads Comment by Y39 Da beat! 2023-07-24T12:46:48Z Comment by Stuart Martin 🙌❤️🔥🙌❤️🔥🙌 2022-06-14T09:07:01Z Comment by Cristine Jones ❤❤❤🎼❤❤❤ 2022-04-22T01:09:22Z Comment by nyx <3 2020-08-12T16:20:08Z Comment by Susanne Riemann wouw, so nice 2020-07-11T16:42:02Z Comment by Ian Young Love the Baikalnomads mixes 2020-06-03T11:21:12Z Comment by Ville Oras Nice. 2020-05-25T18:25:09Z Comment by Ca11iari Nice! 2020-05-04T21:49:54Z Comment by DeepHouseFanatic 51-54, id? 2020-05-01T18:47:58Z Comment by Ivan Ezcurra Buena 2020-04-20T11:53:32Z Comment by ilyzek Good 2020-02-27T13:20:09Z Comment by Rudnitskiy Andrey 🎧 2020-02-19T21:51:40Z Comment by Francisco Tamagnini : ) 2020-02-15T00:24:17Z Comment by BennyBenBear the Best 2020-02-10T01:57:43Z Comment by RAKIMWDZ :) 2019-11-25T15:41:46Z Comment by Vvlou Amazing rythmes and sounds ! 2019-11-06T21:31:49Z Comment by Ростислав Бобровський ! 2019-11-03T20:13:32Z Comment by Teodor Minev top[ 2019-09-06T08:31:08Z Comment by auditone such a beautiful opening 2019-09-02T11:53:45Z Comment by Christiaan B Van Zyl <3 2019-08-17T13:47:23Z Comment by MusicGoddess wow 2019-08-14T03:07:46Z Comment by LXAZ tough 👍 2019-07-15T20:12:36Z Comment by Gonca ünlü <3 2019-06-12T08:54:54Z Comment by Екатерина cool 2019-05-08T08:00:22Z Comment by bretfast dope... 2019-05-03T18:28:16Z Comment by Finn great 2019-05-02T09:30:27Z Comment by billcrook loving the downtempo house 2019-04-19T17:12:15Z Comment by pi amazing 2019-04-01T18:06:59Z Comment by Qlinke Rules great sunday morning mix.... 2019-03-24T11:07:10Z Comment by Hiroaki Shirataki good 2019-03-18T10:50:27Z