The Mashco Piro, indigenous people under threat
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· 13 hours ago
A few weeks ago, some indigenous people from the Mashco Piro ethnic group approached the banks of the Río de las Piedras, in the heart of the Madre de Dios region in Peru. They approached the native community of Monte Salvado, apparently to ask for food. Some anthropologists explained that the Mashco Piro avoided any type of contact after the violent exploitation they suffered during the rubber boom in the early 20th century. Officials from the program for voluntarily isolated peoples of Madre de Dios point out that this ethnic group is in danger, as they are threatened by both gold mining and reckless deforestation, both of which are ill...