Amahuaca

South Americaother subsistence combinations
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The Pano-speaking Amahuaca live in the upper Ucayali River area of eastern lowland Peru. They sustain themselves by hunting, gathering, horticulture, and fishing. In the past, Amahuaca men worked as rubber tappers and for oil companies. The Amahuaca live in small autonomous villages united by kinship, marriage, and joint cooperative practices. They believe in animal and plant spirits of a generally malevolent nature.

Identifier
Region
  • South America
Subregion
  • Amazon and Orinoco
Subsistence Type
  • other subsistence combinations
Samples
Countries
  • Brazil
  • Peru