A young girl from the Yanomami tribe with a distended belly caused by parasites and malnutrition. Considered the Native Americans of South America, the forest-dwelling tribe live in the Amazon rainforest on both sides of the Brazil-Venezuelan border along the Orinoco iver. With a population of about 23,000, the culture of this community of hunter-agriculturists was under threat after the discovery of gold in their territory brought an influx of miners. Diseases such as malaria and onchocerciasis continues to be a problem, although efforts have been taken to protect the group. Today, the Yanoma
A young girl from the Yanomami tribe with a distended belly caused by parasites and malnutrition. Considered the Native Americans of South America, the forest-dwelling tribe live in the Amazon rainforest on both sides of the Brazil-Venezuelan border along the Orinoco iver. With a population of about 23,000, the culture of this community of hunter-agriculturists was under threat after the discovery of gold in their territory brought an influx of miners. Diseases such as malaria and onchocerciasis continues to be a problem, although efforts have been taken to protect the group. Today, the Yanomami Indigenous Territory is recognised as an important conservation group to protect the Amazon’s biodiversity. High Orinoco, Venezuela. July, 2007.
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