Anu
| Baniwa
| Bari
| Curripaco
| Enepa
| Guahibo
| Hoti
| Karina
| Mapoyo
| Ninam
| Pemon
| Piapoco
| Piaroa
| Puinave
| Pume
| Sape
| Uruak
| Warao
| Warekena
| Wayuu
| Yabarana
| Yanomami
| Yekuana
| Yeral
| Yukpa
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Piaroa
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| Indigenous Group |
Piaroa (Also known as: Kuakua, Guagua, Quaqua, Wo’tuja, De’áruwa)
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| Location |
Venezuela, Amazonas State, South bank of the Orinoco River, inland from the Paguasa River to Manipiari
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| Estimated Population |
12,400 (1992,
CSAC) |
| Environment |
Riverine / Tropical Rainforest
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture / Fishing / Handicraft Sales
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional / Assimilated
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| Language Family |
Piaroa
Classification:
Salivan
Alternate Names:
Kuakua, Guagua, Quaqua
Dialects:
Maco (Mako, Itoto), Piaroa |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue, Piaroa: A Language of Venezuela
Piaroa Indians
Orinoco Online, De’Aruwa
CSAC, Examples Of Indigenous Ecosystems In Greater Amazonia
Indigenas Venezolanos
laneta: Impacts of Ecotourism in Venezuela
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| NGOs |
Planeta.com
Peaceful Societies
World Resources Institute (WRI)
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