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Amazon Indian Ethnic
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The Amazon region of Ecuador also
called Oriente has the most numerous ethnic groups in the
country. See below a
list and map of the various indigenous groups: |
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COLOR |
LANGUAGE |
POPULATION |
LOCATION |
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COFANES |
Dark Green |
A´ingae |
500 in Ecuador
(200 in Colombia) |
Upper part Aguarico,
Sinangüe |
SIONAS &
SECOYAS |
Light Green |
Siona,
Secoya |
500 in Ecuador
(500 in Peru and
250 in Colombia) |
Shushufindi, Aguarico, Cuyabeno |
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HUAORANI |
Dark Yellow |
Wao terero |
1500 - 2000 |
Yasuní, Shiripuno, Cononaco,
Villano |
NAPO -
QUICHUAS |
Orange |
Quichua |
30000 |
Napo, Aguarico,
San Miguel, Putumayo |
PASTAZA -
QUICHUAS |
Light Red |
Quichua |
30000 |
Curaray, Bobonaza,
Pastaza |
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ZAPARO |
Grey |
Zaparo |
24 personas |
Conambo, Pindyaco, Curaray |
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ACHUAR |
Light Grey |
Jibaro |
3000 in Ecuador
(2000 in Peru) |
Pastaza,
Morona Santiago |
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SHUAR |
Brown |
Jibaro |
40000 |
Zamora Chinchipe, Morona Santiago |
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