Kantuta Expeditions

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Kantuta Expeditions was two separate expeditions on balsa rafts lead by the Czech explorer and adventurer Eduard Ingriš.

The voyages were inspired by the Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expeditions. The goal of the expeditions was to repeat the success of the Kon-Tiki and confirm Heyerdahl's thoughts about the migration of Peruan people to Polynesia.

The first expedition, Kantuta I, took place in 1954 and lead to failure. In 1959 Ingris built a new balsa raft Kantuta II and tried to repeat the previous expedition. The second expedition was a success, Ingris on the balsa raft was able to come over the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia.