the most dangerous species in the Amazonia

I've always loved the Ecuadorian Amazons (or Amazonia, referring to the northern part of the Amazona basin, instead of the river itself). It's only 3 1/2 hours out of Quito, and we are in completely different fauna and flora. 

Fer and I have come here various times, even when Ninja was only one-year-old. We also took him tubing down the Napo river. It was all good fun, but of course, less "adventurous" when we were with a toddler.

Now that the kids are older, we have decided to take them to the jungles, experiencing this beautiful part of Ecuador in a more "ecological" way, where cacao is grown and the monkeys and caimans are the common scene. 

When we asked our host (Francisco) in the lodge, if there was any dangerous species (such as pirañas, spiders) that we should be aware of. Surprisingly, he told us the following: 

There are only 2 dangerous species in this part of the jungles, the Chinese (los chinos) and the westerner-looking Russians (los rusos).

I was expecting alligators or wild caimans. Apparently, the Chinese and Russians are here in the Amazonia to exploit the petroleum and they are armed to make sure no one (especially the indigenous and the environmental activists) gets closer to their petroleum camps. Francisco said that he even got his drone shot down by the Russians when he flew it over their camp out of curiosity.

Scary, isn't it? The most dangerous species in the jungle. Yet, it feels like a déjà vu of the colonial time where the "conquistadores" were exploiting gold and minerals. Aren't they all the same to some extent?