Boruca
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Bribri
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Cabecar
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Chorotega
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Guetares
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Maleku
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Maleku
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| Indigenous Group |
Maleku (Also Known As: Guatuso, Maleku Jaika, Watuso)
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| Location |
Costa Rica, Province of Alajuela, canton of Guatuso, in the District of San Rafael on the Guatuso Indigenous Reserve
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| Estimated Population |
430 (2000,
Costa Rican National Population Census) |
| Environment |
Rainforest / Lowland / Interfluvial / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Hunting / Handicraft Sales / EcoTourism / Fishing
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Maleku
Classification:
Chibchan, Rama
Alternate Names:
Maleku Jaica, Maléku Jaíka, Malecu, Guatuso |
| Website URLs |
Wikipedia – Maleku
Business Week
Maleku Language Resources
Centro Ecologico Maleku-Araraf Ecological Center
Indigenous Cultures of Costa Rica
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| NGOs |
None Found |
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