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OMG Jay Knowflake Posts: 360 From: Registered: Sep 2007
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posted October 01, 2007 09:55 PM
Nomadic Tribe spotted in Peru's Amazon Added: 1 day ago Last Updated: 1 day ago (Total Updates: 1) Tags: Peru, nomad, indigenous, tribe, native, indian, amazon, oil Views:18857 Forum Posts: 5 Source: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b47_.. URL: Ecologists have photographed a little-known nomadic tribe deep in Peru's Amazon, a sighting that could intensify debate about the presence of isolated Indians as oil firms line up to explore the jungle. Carrying arrows and living in palm-leaf huts on the banks of the Las Piedras river, the tribe was glimpsed last week by researchers flying over the Alto Purus national park near the Brazilian border to look for illegal loggers. "We saw them by chance. There were three huts and about 21 Indians -- children, women and young people," said Ricardo Hon, a forest scientist at the National Institute of Natural Resources. Hon said an indigenous group using the same kind of huts was seen in the region in the 1980s, and advocacy groups said they appeared to be part of the Mascho Piro tribe. The sighting of the indigenous group comes as Peru's government is encouraging foreign companies to look for oil in the rainforest. [Source Story] http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ll_4a8_1191174067
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sesame Moderator Posts: 1496 From: Oz Registered: Nov 2003
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posted October 16, 2007 09:21 AM
Makes you wonder how many there are hey? Have you seen Apocalypto? It had me up until the end when they mixed the Mayan story with the Aztecs - I don't believe the Mayans were wiped out - they just disappeared without a trace, but the Aztecs knew white man would come along and cause an apocalypse, so I think this is Hollywood license.Cheers, Dean. IP: Logged | |