Los piyapi yamorai o «gente del río de la sal». Los últimos proveedores de sal del Paranapuras, Alto Amazonas, Perú

For the Shawi, the use of salt is extremely important, particularly in traditional medicine where it is used to cure several diseases and is linked to medicinal plants. Because of this, the exploitation of saline content of the Yamorai River is essential. Nonthless, nowadays this ethnic group faces...

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Main Author: Nancy Ochoa Siguas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Institut Français d'Études Andines 2016-03-01
Series:Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/7819