South American nomad: Quick Facts

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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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Toba Coroado Patagonian Indian Zamuco Warao Sirionó Mbayá Tehuelche Chono Yámana South American forest Indian Andean peoples Inca Quechua Araucanian Aymara Guaraní Pijao Ge Yanomami