Homeland of the Shuar

The Amazonian Native American tribe of the Shuar people is the second largest and one of the best known tribal groups of their region. Their homeland is southeast Ecuador and small parts of Peru, near the border of Ecuador.

 In Ecuador they are mainly found between the Pastaza and Marañón Rivers. They are directly over the mountains from Cuenca, a city of Ecuador. These areas are beautiful tropical rain forests and some grassy flat lands. The families consists of (usually) a husband, two wives, and their children in huts made from palm fronds.

The attached photo is a sacred place for the Shuar people, and it is being threatened by mining companies.

Sources:

http://histclo.com/chron/na/sa/ama/tribe/j/jivaro.html

http://lisaleaks.com/2013/02/10/to-get-the-gold-they-will-have-to-kill-every-one-of-us/