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 Madre de Dios (, en, Mother of God) is a department and region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian departments of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. It is als ...

near the

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ian border in the Peruvian

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."Peru: Indigenous Harakmbut Suffer Effects Of Climate Change."
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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. Some pan for gold as a means of subsistence."Amarakaeri."
''Ethnologue.'' Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.

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 Rivers. 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.

History

When the Harakmbut were first contacted by members of the

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in 1940, they numbered 30,000.

Notable Harakmbut people

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(b. 1990), American actress of Huachipaeri and

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descent on her father's side

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Amarakaeri

Huachipaeri

History

Notable Harakmbut people

See also

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