animals but it s as important as having air to breathe them. for the coup common people the rivers and lakes of the amazon are central to their culture in the ku kama religion there is another world under water where the ancestors gather people animal spirits all live together on the water for the karma any harm the comes to the rivers and lakes destroys everything. in the room. because children runs a painting school pictures she and her students paint depict the underwater world of the ku karma a world full of myths spirits and colorful creatures. in