The tribes in the Amazon jungle

... And in Brazil a lot, a lot of wild monkeys ... And they are bound as gripping the throat ...
And in fact, on the border with Peru live tribes Huni Kui, Ashaninka, Madizha, modern descendants of the indigenous Indians. Photographer Luna Parachcho made colorful photo galleries, showing the life of a small community that lives very, very peculiar in booths tropical jungle.




Brothers and sisters of the Ashaninka tribe posing for photos in the village of sympathy



Binay, the son of the cacique of the tribe Omina Madizha plays on a homemade flute, which his parents had seized their enemies from the non-contact tribe.



View of the river from the boat Enviro resident tribe Huni Kui in the village Me Tksanava.



Chief Ashaninka named Tksate inspects territory, where his tribe from the airplane.



Children Ashaninka greeted the boat on the river near the village of Enviro sympathy.



River View Enviro from the territory of the tribe Huni Kui



View a fur coat or a prayer house in the village of Mae Tksanava tribe Huni Kui



Master of spiritual practices of an Indian tribe Huni Kui (right) blows herbal powder in the nose of his compatriot during a dedication ceremony in the ritual status of the village of Novo Segredo.

Epen powder gives a weak hallucinogenic effect. So the Indians communicate with spirits.



Religious ceremony of the tribe Huni Kui.



Ashaninka Indian found a weapon cartridge in an abandoned weapons based Envira Front of Ethno-Environmental Protection.



The spiritual master cooks sacred drink nixi pae or ayahuasca, which is used for the recovery of the body. Village Novo Segredo.

The plant "Banister caapi» (Banisteria caapi) - it is a huge vine naturally reaching more than 50 meters. Shall grow all over the territory of modern Amazonia in Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, etc. It is used for the broth ayahuasca, which is also called "male power". Indians believe the plant remedy for all diseases, the magical effects of malaria. The plant and its teas retain the properties for many years, do not decompose. Modern civilized people of the world are willing to give big money for the broth, as well know how to cook it only single people in the Amazon jungle. But getting there dare not everyone.



Native of Huni Kui smoking hallucinogenic herb during the ritual in the village of Novo Segredo.



Ashaninka Indian tribe explores fresh tracks on a military base.



Native American tribe Ashininka studies rifle on the territory of the military base.

Indian named Uarenko Ashaninka tribe says goodbye to his niece on the grave. She died from diarrhea, it is carried by the river to a hospital in the civilized world.



Indian named Uarenko Ashaninka tribe.

During the last three years of the Indians Ashaninka tribe and Madidi reported that their territory invaded peoples' Breyvos "or" Bravos ", that is" non-contact "people who have no connection with civilization. And so the Indians have to keep defenses along the River Enviro, where the settlement. Therefore, the capture of the former military base in his possession ostroaktualen.



Ashaninka Indians are meeting on the base.

Ashaninka Indians are meeting, discussing how they would seize the government base Envira Front of Ethno-Environmental Protection in the territory of the village Kokasul. The base was abandoned residents of Brazil in 2011.



The Indians of the tribe saw a non-contact plane on the border with Peru.

Specialists of the organization Survival International in every way trying to help indigenous peoples to strengthen and not to suffer from the raids. However, the problem is not in isolated communities and their immoderate aggression. In Peru actively cut down the forest, and people simply have nowhere to live and nothing to hunt: game has become much smaller.



Felling jungle residence in the territory of the tribe Ashaninka.

And small groups of invaders attacked at night: kill, steal food and weapons. Including captive caimans and steal: steal more easily than catch.



The Indians cut up Madizha caiman in a boat on the river Enviro.



Huni Kui Indians say goodbye to the baby, who died with her mother from the village of Mae Tksanava.



Mom and daughter from the Ashaninka tribe.

Tribes hardly interact with white people. Occasionally floating on the river in the nearest town, where I hunted animals, herbs, teas on utensils, tools, metal and money. Money can be useful for further sharing, but is mainly used to barter.



The girl from the tribe Madizha.



Ksineyn River in the territory of residence Ashaninka.

All photos were taken in March 2014 in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre.



Boat on the River Enviro. Ashaninka Indians went to inspect the area of ​​the forest on the border of Acre.



Tksate, leader of the tribe Ashaninka. Photos on the territory of the military base.

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