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  • distribution of aboriginal South American and circum-Caribbean cultural groups
    South American forest Indian
    / Economic systems

    The latter, known as malocas, have been found in the Guianas, northwestern Amazonia, and in some regions farther to the south in the area of the Purus and the Guaporé rivers. The Tupinamba houses are reported to have measured up to 20 metres in length. Houses on piles are…

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    The latter, known as malocas, have been found in the Guianas, northwestern Amazonia, and in some regions farther to the south in the area of the Purus and the Guaporé rivers. The Tupinamba houses are reported to have measured up to 20 metres in length. Houses on piles are…

    Read More