The Tikuna ethnic group
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· 29 Apr 2024
The first European who had contact with the Tikuna ethnic group was Francisco de Orellana, on his mythical trip of 1542. When, sailing in the brig San Pedro, he left the camp of his commander Gonzalo Pizarro, on the banks of the Coca River (today belonging to Ecuador), Orellana had not the slightest idea that he was going to face one of the largest explorations of all time, an adventure that can be compared with the epic undertaking of Alexander the Great, with the legendary voyage of Marco Polo in China or with the Atlantic crossing of Christopher Columbus. On January 3, 1542, already on the banks of the Napo River, one of the great trib...