A 22-year-old Danish Man, Robert Lennox-Hvenekild bought 7.5 acres of Amazon jungle in Colombia’s Amazon basin. The transaction was closed for USD $40,000. Lennox-Hvenekild called this, “the biggest decision of my life so far.”
Lennox-Hvenekilde first visited the region at age 19 and was struck by locals’ self-sufficiency and quality of life despite their lack of economic resources.
“They just seemed extremely free,” he told American outlet Newsweek. Lennox-Hvenekild has decided to build a sustainable homestead, he spent years saving in Denmark before finding his plot of land through local contacts.
The Danish man in Colombia’s Amazon Jungle has a self sustaining home
The property the Danish man is building will have a natural stream that supplies drinking water throughout the year and irrigates crops during the dry season. Lennox-Hvenekilde has planted coconuts, sugar cane, oranges, passion fruit, guanábana (soursop) and avocados. “I have approximately a dozen avocado trees,” he said. “They’re all mature and large, so I’m producing over a ton of avocados each season.”
The man is currently planning to create an online business with the fruits he harvests, as He plans to process the fruit into avocado oil for online sale. “I would probably be able to make over 100 liters of avocado oil each season,” he said, “and I would love to try to make a business out of selling that online.”
Additionally, the construction of his home on his plot of land has taken place while he lives in a nearby village. Without prior building experience, he is learning while he carries out the construction. “I’m kind of just winging this,” he admitted. “But I have a lot of confidence in the whole process of learning as I go.”
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Lennox-Hvenekild plans to create a native habitat for primates
Besides building a cabin, Lennox-Hvenekild aims to undertake the restoration of a native habitat for local primates. Previous owners cleared an estimated of half to two-thirds of the parcel by fire. “I don’t need that much for myself,” he said, “so I’ll be replanting native forest to grow habitat for the monkeys. At least two of the three species here are endangered.”
Deforestation in Colombia remains a critical concern. According to Global Forest Watch, the country lost 2.09 million hectares of humid primary forest from 2002 to 2024, a 3.8 percent decline in primary rainforest cover, threatening numerous endemic birds, primates and amphibians.
Lennox-Hvenekilde has documented his journey on social media, drawing both praise and criticism. Some followers urge him to abandon development; he counters that limited, sustainable homesteading can offer food security and modest income without wholesale deforestation.