But, since a group of men arrived at the camp with antennas strapped to their backs to connect the remote tribe of 2,000 people to the internet, there have been some less desirable consequences.
Critics warn tribe members have become “
lazy”, reclining in hammocks all day glued to their phones to gossip on WhatsApp or chat to strangers on Instagram.
And there have already been reports of young men engaging in
aggressive sexual behaviour after being exposed to pornography, Alfredo Marubo, leader of a Marubo association of villages, told
The New York Times.
Young men brought up in a culture where kissing in public is seen as scandalous have been sharing explicit videos with one another in group chats, he said, adding: “We’re worried young people are going to want to try it.”