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Lost Indian Worlds				However, it is known that Lars had only one
				goal - to find this tribe, which is a puzzle
Copyright (c) Juraj Sipos				to many historians.

Indian tribes				Uncontacted tribes in South America

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The main focus of this article is to outline				Yuqui...
some historical and esoteric subjects related
to the area of the Amazon, where is the				Brazil: Apiaka, Apurina, Arua, Ava-Canoeiros,
presence of many native tribes, some of them				Guaja, Ingarune, Kanibo (Mayo), Kaniwa
even unknown to us. The world is more				(Korubo), Karafawyana, Karitiana, Katawixi,
importantly aware of the situation of various				Kayapo do Rio Liberdade, Kayapo-Pu'ro,
native people, who live in isolation, and it				Kayapo-Pituiaro, Kayapo-Kararao, Kulina, Maku
is almost unbelievable that animals have				(Nadeb), MamaindÃ©, Hi-Marima, Mayoruna,
better protection than groups of people				Miqueleno (Cujubi), Nereyana, Pakaa-Nova,
living freely in nature, if their wish is to				Papavo group, then Pariuaia, Piriutiti,
stay forever in isolation. A desire to live				SaterÃ©, Tupi-Kawahib (Piripicura),
this way is the legitimate right - the basic				Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Wayapi (Yawapi),
right... The situation of these people is,				Yakarawakta...
however, appalling even in spite of the UNO's
recommendations.				Columbia: Karabayo, Guaviare Macusa

The Madidi National Park				Ecuador: Huaorani

One of the most attractive and arcane natural				Guyana: Wapishana
parks is the Madidi National Park, which was
established on September 21, 1995. It covers				French Guiana: Wayapi
the area of almost 19,000 km2 and it is on
the Bolivia-Peru border in Latin America.				Peru: Morunahua, Parquenahua, Pisabo
There is not even a full list of the flora
and fauna in the area, as this place has been				Surinam: Akulio
explored only a little until now.
				Venezuela: Yanomami
The National Geographic classifies this area
as "the reservation with the richest				Paraguay: Totobiegosode clan
biodiversity in the world". The population
consists of various groups, of the				Aramu Muru
uncontacted people, too. In our history,
Indians were abused by the influx of white				Aramu Muru, a mysterious door found only
settlers, who made slaves of them, and this				recently (1996), can be photographed some 34
is the dark side of the Latin America's				km from Puno, a city in Peru in 3825 m above
history, but in North America it was not much				the sea level near the lake Titicaca. After
too better. Many Indian tribes experienced				discovering this mysterious door, a wider
their worst times particularly in the period				public became more interested in an Indian
of the so-called "rubber industry", when				legend that spoke of a "gate to the land of
white migrants massacred them often.				Gods". The "stargate" near the lake Titicaca
				is a stone construction seven meters high and
During the age when South America was first				seven meters wide. There is a legend about an
explored, some historians followed various				Incan priest, Aramu Muru, who belonged to the
native tribes that had never come into				"seven rays cult"; one day he set off from
contact with the white culture. One of such				Tiahuanaco to Cusco with a golden disc that
tribes is the alleged Toromona group of				represented the "Key of the Seven Rays Gods".
people. During the colonization, Spaniards				The disc had allegedly controlled openings
did not have much luck to settle down in the				into subterranean tunnels. The priest
area of the Amazon, where their main goal was				disappeared on his way and nobody has ever
to find a secret place called Patiti - an				seen him since then.
alleged hiding place of the Incas' biggest
treasures, which the Incas concealed from				Native people living nearby say that strange
Spaniards. There are also some historical				phenomena can be seen sometimes near this
records that confirm the fact that the Incas				door, for example, high men accompanied by
sealed subterranean tunnels in ritual				shining "balls of light", or "people"
ceremonies.				entering into this door and disappearing
				there. For those who live here, it is clear
Toromona Indians contacted the white				evidence that legends really contain messages
civilization only in battle. It is known that				of gods. In addition, there are many
they supported the Incas and there are				historical records about tunnels in South
historical records about this tribe, albeit				America; these reports appeared immediately
it has never been found. One of their				after Spaniards found that the Incas
chieftains became famous in a battle against				concealed most of their gold and used the
Spaniards and records say that his name was				tunnel system to hide it. Does not the "door"
Tarano.				of Aramu Muru look like an entrance into the
				underground?
Sometimes in the 20th century, Protestant
missionaries observed, during their flight				More from history
above the Amazon area, an isolated group of
Indians somewhere near the Madre de Dios				There are theories about an ancient migration
River and they came to a conclusion that it				from Asia to America. Nobody denies that the
could be these Toromona people. However,				ancient history of South America can yet even
later - after making a personal contact with				today reveal unknown secrets from the time of
them - they identified them as quite a				many years before Christ, and that more
different group (Araona), the number of which				civilizations co-existed here. Albeit
is about one hundred and they live in				scholars consider the Olmecs to be the oldest
vulnerable conditions; however, they				civilization, other cultures like Pucara and
linguistically belong to the same group as				Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) are often mentioned in
the Toromona tribe.				historical relation to the lake Titicaca,
				from the waters of which Manco Capac and Mama
Cordillera Apolobamba is probably the least				Ocllo arose - as the legends say - who
explored area in the Andes. It is a line of				founded the Inca Empire. There is an Island
hills - cordillera, the highest peak of which				of the Sun with very ancient temple in the
is Chaupi Orco at 6044 m above the sea level.				middle of the lake.
Many people consider this particular part of
the Andes to be a place where El Dorado or				Before the Inca Empire, the AymarÃ¡ culture
Patiti can be found. Apolobamba has a unique				lived here. It is the ethnic group living in
eco environment with unknown species of fauna				part of the Andes, especially in Peru and
and flora. Father Miguel Cavello Balboa wrote				Bolivia, even today. The heritage of this
about one city of gold and he described				culture is also Pachamama (Mother of God),
Patiti as a place protected by warrior women;				who has her shrines in Peru and Bolivia. The
he also mentioned the Toromona tribe with				Incas absorbed Pachamama as a "dragon
notes that it did not have any mercy in				goddess" of fertility, but the best
killing.				translation is "Mother Earth". The AymarÃ¡
				culture, which had prospered near the lake
A route from La Paz (capitol of Bolivia) to				Titicaca already some 1500 years before
Pelechuca (a little city in the heart of				Christ, left various archeological artifacts
Apolobamba) takes about 14 hours by bus and				here. In the 15th century, the Incas
civilized people seldom visit such a wild				conquered this civilization.
region. This is certainly one of the reasons
why this area is known so little. Apolobamba				The Incas
ends with the Amazon forest on its eastern
side; many people died here, as they thought				Most historians agree that the Incas had 13
that a way to the legendary "lost city"				emperors: 1. Manco Capac, 2. Sinchi Roca, 3.
starts somewhere here. Madre de Dios forest				Lloque Yupanqui, 4. Maita Capac, 5. Capac
starts here, too; if translated, it is the				Yupanqui, 6. Inca Roca, 7. Yahuar Huacac, 8.
Mother (Madre) of (de) God (Dios).				Inca Viracocha, 9. Pachacuti-Inca-Yupanqui,
				10. Topa Inca Yupanqui, 11. Huayna Capac, 12.
A well-known British traveler Percy Fawcett				Huascar, 13. Atahuallpa. The Inca Empire
made several expeditions to the Amazon				arose in the year 1200 AD and ended in 1535
including this region (Apolobamba) and in				AD.
1914 he met one Indian tribe called Maxubis
in the region of Mato Grosso (Brazil). These				People in Peru, Bolivia and the rest of the
people were sun worshippers. They showed him				Inca Empire were not all the "true Incas",
some signs to prove that they had come from a				but Indians of the Quechua and AymarÃ¡
much higher civilization.				origin. The Incas were the elite governors of
				other race, who were convinced that they had
We can speak about two types of "alienated"				come from a bearded messenger of gods, whom
Indian or native tribes - 1) the isolated and				they worshipped as Viracocha. It is known
2) the uncontacted ones. Whereabouts of the				that this is the reason why they welcomed
isolated are known, but they refuse to come				Spaniards with such a great respect; however,
into contact with us. There may be some				they made a mistake and their genocide
information about the uncontacted, but the				followed soon. After the Spanish colonization
contact has never been established. The word				the Indians, who refused to become
"contact" is important to understand here, as				Christians, were made slaves. The Inca Empire
it means more than just one meeting with a				was remarkable by making it possible to build
member of the majority race. For example,				the territorially biggest Empire in the
among the uncontacted is the Toromona tribe,				pre-Columbian America and its political
but also Huaorani or Tagaeri, though the				center was Cusco, a city in nowadays Peru.
existence of the Toromona people requires an				The Empire did not last too long. Spaniards
independent confirmation.				destroyed it in the 16th century also because
				the Empire was undergoing a severe crisis in
On January 18, 2007, FUNAI (Fundacao Nacional				the time when Atahualpa, who reigned in the
do Indio), which is a Brazil's national				North, and his brother Huascar, engaged in
institute for protection of Indians,				combats against each other. Thus, the Spanish
confirmed the presence of 67 tribes as the				conquistador, Francisco Pizarro, entered into
uncontacted, while in the year 2005 FUNAI				historical records as the conqueror of the
reported the number of 40.				Inca Empire.

Albeit the Norwegian biologists Lars				The Incas, when they understood that they
Hafskjold, who searched for this ethnic group				lost in the war, ran away into the mountains.
(Toromona), became quite famous by his				Many of them fell to slavery or were killed
disappearance (1997), we still know nothing				by diseases that Europeans had brought here.
about the existence of the Toromona tribe.

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