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The Achuar people live in Ecuador between the Macuba and Conambo Rivers along with the related Shuar peoples. The number of Shuar natives in the Amazon Basin is upwards of 40,000. For centuries, the Shuars have been known and feared for their ritualistic shrunken human heads. As with other tribes, the Achuar and the Shuar have struggled to sustain themselves amongst the onslaught of the quickly expanding oil industry, and have been forced on more than one occasion to abandon their lands.
The millions of Quichua natives are the only people who continue to exist on both sides of the Andes, in the highlands and in the Oriente. While the Quechua and Quichua languages are quite similar, the words and pronunciations vary slightly, making it difficult for the speakers of the two dialects to completely understand one another. Also, the Quichuas of the sierra do not necessarily speak the same dialect as those of the rainforests.
The Cofán live along the Aguarico and Bermejo Rivers in the settlements of Sinangué, Doriño and Dureno. The Cofán are an endangered tribe with a population of less than 1,000. They too have been greatly affected by the influence of missionaries and the intruding oil companies that have destroyed the lands where they live.
The millions of Quichua natives are the only people who continue to exist on both sides of the Andes, in the highlands and in the Oriente. While the Quechua and Quichua languages are quite similar, the words and pronunciations vary slightly, making it difficult for the speakers of the two dialects to completely understand one another. Also, the Quichuas of the sierra do not necessarily speak the same dialect as those of the rainforests.
The Cofán live along the Aguarico and Bermejo Rivers in the settlements of Sinangué, Doriño and Dureno. The Cofán are an endangered tribe with a population of less than 1,000. They too have been greatly affected by the influence of missionaries and the intruding oil companies that have destroyed the lands where they live.
