The Harakmbut (Arakmbut, Harakmbet) are
indigenous people in Peru.
They speak the
Harakmbut language. An estimated 2,000 Harakmbut people live in the
Madre de Dios Region near the
Brazilian border in the Peruvian
Amazon.
["Peru: Indigenous Harakmbut Suffer Effects Of Climate Change."]
''Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources.'' (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
Amarakaeri
Amarakaeri are also called Amaracaire or Amarakaire people. Subgroups of their tribe include the Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, Wíntaperi, Wakitaneri, and Kareneri peoples. As of 1987, 500 Amarakaeri people lived near the
Madre de Dios and
Colorado Rivers
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. Some pan for gold as a means of subsistence.
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Huachipaeri
Huachipaeri are also known as Huachipaire or Wacipaire people. As of 2000, there were 310 Huachipaeri living near the upper Madre de Dios and
Keros River
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s. Subgroups of the Huachipaeri including the following, with population figures from 2000:
* Arasairi, population 20
* Manuquiari, population 50
* Puikiri (Puncuri), population 36–50
* Sapiteri, population 12
* Toyeri, population 10
[
All the subgroups speak dialects of the ]Huachipaeri language Huachipaeri or Wacipairi may refer to:
* Huachipaeri people, an ethnic group of Peru
* Huachipaeri language, a language of Peru
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History
When the Harakmbut were first contacted by members of the Dominican Order in 1940, they numbered 30,000.[
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Notable Harakmbut people
* Q'orianka Kilcher (b. 1990), American actress of Huachipaeri and Quechua descent on her father's side[
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See also
*Amarakaeri Communal Reserve
The Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (''Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri'') is a protected area in Peru located in the Madre de Dios Region, Manú Province. It protects parts of the Southwest Amazon moist forests and Peruvian Yungas ecoregions.
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Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
Indigenous peoples in Peru