Consuelo Ríos, Chazuta

National GeographicSep 18

Meet the Indigenous Women Protecting Peru’s Amazon Rainforest

In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous women are opening their communities to visitors and sharing traditions shaped by centuries of living alongside the rainforest. From cultivating medicinal plants and ...

Member of Yana Rumi, a collective of female artisans in Chazuta.

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Huallaga RiverSightRiver appearing between trees in the lowlands.
Consuelo RíosPlaceMember of Yana Rumi, a collective of female artisans in Chazuta.
Yana RumiPlaceCollective of female artisans preserving Chazuta's artisanal heritage.
marayPlaceA grindstone passed down for pulverizing pottery shards into dust.
shuntuPlaceTraditional pottery firing process taking up to 13 hours.
tinajaPlaceTraditional jar made of fired clay, decorated with geometric motifs.
Elsewhere
Nuwas ForestSightSan Martín, PeruIndigenous women welcome visitors to share traditions and ancestral knowledge.
Margarita Cumbia SawaoPlaceSan Martín, PeruElder of the Awajún community, custodian of the Nuwas Forest.
Awajún communityNeighborhoodSan Martín, PeruIndigenous women preserve ancestral knowledge and welcome tourists.
Nivia CumbiaPlaceSan Martín, PeruAwajún woman who shares traditions and crafts with visitors.
tsaikSightSan Martín, PeruRevered 'tree of life' for the Awajún, believed to wash away negative energy.
guampooSightSan Martín, PeruTree with enormous buttress roots, considered a home for forest spirits.

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Meet the Indigenous Women Protecting Peru’s Amazon Rainforest