Eduardo Salazar Moreira - Road Expansion in the Peruvian Amazon: The ‘Enchantments’ of the Manu Road

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I would like to thank everyone that facilitated my fieldwork in Manu, especially Chaskawasi Manu for allowing me to stay at their facilities, the Crees Foundation for their support with boat transportation, the communities that allowed me to conduct research with them and the people of the Manu province, whom I remember lovingly. I am also deeply grateful for the help that Dr. Marisa Wilson, Dr. Kanchana Ruwanpura and Dr. Samantha Staddon, from the University of Edinburgh, provided during my M.Sc. studies, which were the first step in what will hopefully become a meaningful career as an academic. Of course, I would not have survived this process without the continued support and patience of my family and loved ones, who have provided unconditional encouragement and patient understanding. Last but definitely not least, I would like to thank my co-author and awesome Ph.D. supervisor Marcela, who bravely embarked on this adventure as soon as I proposed it.