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The first time I went to the Mexican Jungle was 20 years ago. At the time, I stood at a big crossroads, knowing I didn’t want to continue the academic career I’d been pursuing for the last ten years, but with no clear idea of what was next—or how.  The primal forest has been the backdrop of most of my childhood dreams. At age 5, my best friend Pedro and I took turns impersonating Mowgli, monkeys, leopards, and lions who grunted while hanging from my bunk bed in the elegant se