Two Spirits in the Venezuelan Jungle

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Two Spirits in the Venezuelan Jungle

Thought to possess two spirits, the transgender women of Venezuela’s Warao people are seen as being close to the ancestor spirits that roam the jungle.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/two-spirits-in-the-venezuelan-jungle/

A chance encounter with an anthropologist in Caracas led Álvaro Laiz to Venezuela’s remote eastern edge, where an indigenous people known as the Warao have lived for millenniums.