Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines (Apr 2016)
Los piyapi yamorai o «gente del río de la sal». Los últimos proveedores de sal del Paranapuras, Alto Amazonas, Perú
Abstract
For the Shawi, the use of salt is extremely important, particularly in traditional medicine where it is used to cure several diseases and is linked to medicinal plants. Because of this, the exploitation of saline content of the Yamorai River is essential. Nonthless, nowadays this ethnic group faces the abandonment of this natural source of wealth as a result of the domination of industrial salt in their modern lifestyle.
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