Leave isolated Amazon natives alone, Peru says

[Judi Lynn]

Leave isolated Amazon natives alone, Peru says
By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 0:44 EST

Peruvian officials on Tuesday urged outsiders to stay away from isolated Amazon basin rainforest natives after pictures of “uncontacted” tribe members were published online.

Mariela Huacchillo with the Peru’s office for Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP) told AFP that even indirect contact with the indigenous people could spread deadly viruses that do not exist in the region. The natives could also be hostile, she warned.

Huacchillo urged outsiders “to never attempt to enter in contact with these (isolated) communities,” whose people “are trying to remain apart from the outside world.”

The pictures, published on the website of pro-native NGO Survival International, shows a family of “uncontacted” Mascho-Piro people in the Manu National Park, in remote southeastern Peru on the border with Brazil.

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/01/leave-isolated-amazon-natives-alone-peru-says/

[DontTreadOnMe]

1. Wait, we need to contact them ASAP!

so we can tell them about the new flag we designed to represent them.

[Politicalboi]

2. We also have to tell them about

Jebus. LOL! How can these "savages" survive without him? I bet they dress poorly too. Can't be showing your "parts" to anyone either.

[ocpagu]

3. Refreshing to know...

...that the current administration in Peru at least recognizes the existence of these isolated tribes. The election of Ollanta Humala has been extremely positive. I hope the Amazon basin countries can work together to ensure the protection of these dozens of isolated tribes spread throughout the jungle.