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The Harakmbut (Arakmbut, Harakmbet) are
indigenous people in Peru The Indigenous peoples of Peru, or Native Peruvians, comprise a large number of ethnic groups who inhabit territory in present-day Peru. Indigenous cultures developed here for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spanish in 1532. In 201 ...
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Harakmbut language 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.
. 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
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. 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
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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 {{Disambiguation ...
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History

When the Harakmbut were first contacted by members of the Dominican Order in 1940, they numbered 30,000.


Notable Harakmbut people

* Q'orianka Kilcher (b. 1990), American actress of Huachipaeri and Quechua descent on her father's side


See also

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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. Located in t ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harakmbut Indigenous peoples of the Amazon Indigenous peoples in Peru