#Tag · bonfire.cafe

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Mibeco, the chief, remembered how the “Gun Men” (the Bora name for Europeans) used imported Negroes to hunt down the natives who refused to work for the rubber barons. He reported
witnessing his father— along with many others—being whipped, piled on firewood, and burned to death.
The arrival of diseases to which the Bora people had no immunity (e.g., measles) further reduced their population. Their population was estimated to be 12,000 in 1926 and 500 in 1940.

#Peru
#indigenous
#Bora

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social · yesterday

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Starting in 1886, Europeans arrived in pursuit of rubber, using the native peoples to do the work in exchange for axes, machetes, beads, tin cans, mirrors, and such. The Bora were eager to obtain these things, but after a time rebelled at being enslaved by outsiders. This led to warfare and the massacre of thousands of indigenous people. Those who remained were whipped or beaten until dead, or until they were willing to penetrate the rain forest to collect rubber.

#Peru
#indigenouos
#Bora

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social replied · yesterday

#Peru
#indigenous
#Bora

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social · yesterday

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At the time of European contact, the Bora were reported to number about 25,000.
However, their numbers declined radically as a result of abuses suffered during the rubber boom that started in 1886.

Now only 2000-3000 remain.

The Bora were alleged to be a warlike and cannibalistic people who often attacked neighboring tribes, eating the victims.

#indigenous
#Peru
#Bora

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social replied · yesterday

#Peru
#indigenouos
#Bora

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social · yesterday

The Bora people of Peru live primarily along the Ampiyacu and Yaguasyacu Rivers and secondarily on the Momón (tributary to the Nanay) and Putumayo Rivers. There were about 500 living near Puerto Ancón on the Yaguasyacu River, but this community no longer exists.

In Colombia, about 150 Bora people live on the Igara-Parana River and about 100 on the Caqueta river at Mariapolis, Remanso, Santa Isabel, Las Palmas and living in scattered houses.
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#indigenous
#Peru
#Colombia
#Bora

A map of Peru & Colombia showing where the Bora people live.

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social replied · yesterday

Now only 2000-3000 remain.

The Bora were alleged to be a warlike and cannibalistic people who often attacked neighboring tribes, eating the victims.

#indigenous
#Peru
#Bora

earthling

@appassionato@mastodon.social · yesterday

In Colombia, about 150 Bora people live on the Igara-Parana River and about 100 on the Caqueta river at Mariapolis, Remanso, Santa Isabel, Las Palmas and living in scattered houses.
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#indigenous
#Peru
#Colombia
#Bora

fiona and marc

@cyclingtogether@pixelfed.social · last week

It's time to share my visit to the magical place 'Machu Picchu' 🤍

Early in the morning, around 5:30 am, I boarded the bus that brought me (and all the other tourists) up the mountain to the entrance of Machu Picchu. I was so happy that the rain had stopped by the time we arrived. At 6 o'clock, the gate opened and I could enter the sacred place with the first group of visitors. The thick white clouds and fog were still hanging very low and covered the 'lost city of the Incas' entirely. After a while, the clouds and fog revealed the famous view. It was a truly magical moment! 🥰

I can't tell you a lot about the three hour visit. I can not really put it in words. I was just incredibly in awe and so so grateful to be there 💖

Here some facts:

The site was built in the 15th century, during the height of the Inca Empire, and is believed to have been constructed as a royal estate or religious retreat for the Inca emperor Pachacuti.

Machu Picchu was largely forgotten by the outside world until it was rediscovered in 1911 by the American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham, who brought the site to international attention. In 1983, Machu Picchu was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The site holds great spiritual and cultural significance for the Quechua people.

#traveling #worldtravel #peru #machupicchu #incaempire #sacredsite #unesco #unescoworldheritage #spiritual #llama #photography #travelphotography #naturephotography

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