Friday, December 9, 2011

YAGUA INDIANS INDIANS IN PERU

THEIR ARE 5000 INDIANS IN NORTHERN PERU. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE YAGUA ORIGINALLY INHABITED THE NORTHERN HINTERLAND OF THE AMAZON. THE YAGUA HAD TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE MAIN RIVER IN ORDER TO ACQUIREHIGHLY COVETED GOODS. IN 1693 THEY FIRST HAD CONTACT WITH THE WHITES IN 1693 WHO WERE MISSIONARIES.

NATIVE-LANGUAGES.ORG

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