South American forest Indian: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Amazonian Indians • Rainforest Indians

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Map of South America and the Caribbean showing the distribution of Aboriginal cultural groups, with regions color-coded by cultural type including Andean, Central American, tropical forest, and various nomadic cultures such as aquatic nomads, forest hunters and gatherers, and shellfish gatherers. Major group names are labeled across the continent and surrounding islands.

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Waorani Oyampī Campa Arawak South American Arawak Barama River Carib Suyá Waiãpi Guaraní Yanomami Ge South American nomad Andean peoples Inca Quechua Araucanian Aymara Pijao Warao Chibcha Chimú