The Shuar, also known as Jivaro, are an indigenous ethnic group that inhabits the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia. They are famous for their hunting skills and their tradition of head shrinking, known as Tzantsa. The Shuar language belongs to the Jivaroan linguistic family and is spoken by over 50,000 people in the region.

The Shuar live in tropical rainforests between the upper mountains of the Andes, and the tropical rainforests and savannas of the Amazonian lowlands, in Ecuador and Peru.

The Shuar people of Ecuador are an indigenous tribe living in the tropical rainforests, lowlands and savannas of the country. There are different groups of Shuar: the Achu Shuar who reside in the wet lowlands that stretch along the Andes from Ecuador into Peru; the Muraiya Shuar who prefer the Andes foothills; and those who remain in the ...

The Shuar are an indigenous people of the southeast Ecuadorian Amazon. Their native language is Shuar (the word shuar itself means "people"). Often referred to as Jívaro, a term that connotes "savage" and that the Shuar find insulting, they are historically famed …

Mar 6, 2023 · The Shuar people have lived since time immemorial in their territory in the Amazon region, adapting their life, culture, customs and spirituality along with it. The Shuar are descendants of Kirup, historical leader.

Shuar history is interesting and important, but the Shuar Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday.

Jul 14, 2017 · The Shuar indigenous people represents one of the most prominent ethnic group in the Amazonian Region, with around 35 000-40 000 living mainly in the Ecuadorian provinces of Pastaza, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe, in the southeast of the country.

The Shuar Nationality is one of the largest ethnic groups of the Amazonian Region. “Shuar” means people. This group lived in Ecuador before the Inca of Peru ascendancy. However, the Shuars, with their courageous and brave character did not accept the Inca domination.

Jul 1, 2021 · The Shuar are an Amazonian indigenous people whose culture, life, and spirituality are based on water. The Shuar people live in the foothills of the Andes, Cutucú and Condor mountain ranges in the Amazonian provinces of Morona Santiago and …

The Shuar are the second largest and one of the most studied Amazonian groups. They have a long history of survival and defense against outsiders, and have long had a reputation as headhunters and savages.