Unknown tribe discovered in Peru's Amazon

Local indigenous rights group FENAMAD said that in recent weeks the reclusive tribe has been seen regularly coming out of the rainforest in search of food, apparently fleeing an area frequented by loggers.

According to Survival International, the photos of the Mashco Piro tribe were taken in late June on the banks of a river in the Madre de Dios region of southeastern Peru, near the border with Brazil.

Mashco Piro tribe members are seen emerging from the rainforest. Photo: Survival International

“These astonishing images show large numbers of Mashco Piro people living in isolation, just kilometres from where loggers operate,” said Caroline Pearce, director of Survival International.

In recent days, more than 50 Mashco Piro have appeared near the Yine village of Monte Salvado. Another group of 17 have appeared near the nearby village of Puerto Nuevo, according to the indigenous rights NGO .

According to Survival International, the Mashco Piro live in an area between two nature reserves in Madre de Dios. They rarely come into contact with the Yine or anyone else.

Several timber companies currently have logging rights in Mashco Piro territory, such as Canales Tahuamanu, which has built more than 200 kilometers of logging truck roads. The company owns 53,000 hectares of forest in Madre de Dios, where it harvests cedar and mahogany.

On June 28, the Peruvian government said it had received reports from local residents that they had seen the Mashco Piro people on the Las Piedras River, 150 km from the city of Puerto Maldonado, the capital of Madre de Dios.

Rosa Padilha, of the Indigenous Mission Council of the Brazilian Catholic bishops in Acre state, said the Mashco Piro people were also discovered on the Brazilian side of the border.

"They were fleeing loggers on the Peruvian side. At this time of year, they come out on the beach to collect tracajá (Amazonian turtle) eggs. That's when we found their footprints in the sand. They left a lot of turtle shells," she said.

Ngoc Anh (according to CNN)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/phat-hien-bo-toc-chua-duoc-biet-den-o-amazon-cua-peru-post303928.html