{"id":673,"date":"2026-06-04T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/jungle-story\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T05:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T03:09:45","slug":"jungle-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/en\/jungle-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Jungle Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1198320103?background=1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"680\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Jungle Story<\/h1>\n<p>Jungle Doc Productions was founded in November 2009 by Thierry Jamin and Alain Bonnet, who serves as its manager.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_3_5 et_flex_column_3_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>How did Jungle Doc Productions come about?<\/h2>\n<p>Since 1998, Thierry Jamin has been exploring the Amazon rainforest in southern Peru in search of the legendary Inca city of Pa\u00eftiti. The Peruvians even call it Eldorado! After countless adventures in the heart of Inca territory, Thierry and his companions\u2014having confirmed the Incas\u2019 continued presence in the Amazon\u2014may now be arriving at the gates of the wondrous city of Pa\u00eftiti, following so many years of expeditions through South America\u2019s \u201cgreen hell,\u201d filmed by exceptional cinematographers. Incredible encounters and extraordinary discoveries. Hundreds of hours of footage and exclusive testimonies.    <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_2_5 et_flex_column_2_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thierry-Jamin.jpg\" alt=\"Thierry Jamin, co-founder of Jungle Doc\" title=\"Thierry Jamin, co-founder of Jungle Doc\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thierry-Jamin.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thierry-Jamin-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-293\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alain-Bonnet.jpg\" alt=\"Alain Bonnet, co-founder of Jungle Doc\" title=\"Alain Bonnet, co-founder of Jungle Doc\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alain-Bonnet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alain-Bonnet-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-291\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_16_24 et_flex_column_16_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Jungle Doc, encounters...<\/h2>\n<p>Thierry realized at a very early age that knowledge is meant to be shared and should not be reserved for an elite, even if that elite is made up of scientists.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, he met Alain Bonnet, then manager of a communications agency based in Muret near Toulouse.<\/p>\n<p>Thus began an intense collaboration that would lead, among other things, to the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/thieryjamin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thierry Jamin\u2019s websites<\/a> (The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pusharo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petroglyphs of Pusharo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machu Picchu<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-alien-project.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alien Project<\/a>) and to various outreach efforts to promote his research (crowdfunding, and the publication of pamphlets, brochures, and books).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>\u2026 to the production of documentaries<\/h2>\n<p>The idea for Jungle Doc Productions was born in 2009 at the request of fans of Thierry's research and enthusiasts of human adventures, distant horizons, travel... but also die-hard fans of the famous TV series, still broadcast today, \u201cThe Mysterious Cities of Gold\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Thierry Jamin and Alain Bonnet founded the documentary production company Jungle Doc Productions, whose first project is to produce a series chronicling those years of research and exploration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/production-audiovisuelle-de-documentaire.jpg\" alt=\"Thierry Jamin and Alain Bonnet at Jungle Doc Productions&#039; 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