Uro & Arawaks. Latin America
The Uro Ethnic group.
This ethnic is located in the floating island of Lake Titicaca. The traditional name of the group is Kotsuña which means “lake’s people”. This group has three subdivisions that are: Uru-Chipayas, Uru-Muratos and the Uru-Iruitos.
There are some theories about this group. Some people say that they come from Polynesia and that they first inhabited the coast and then went to the highest places. Some other people say that they are descended from the first inhabitants of the Americas. But the reality is that this group comes from the “Amazonía” and is descended from the Arawac group.
The Arawak is a group of indigenous could be found in Bahamas, the Antilles, in central and south America until the south of Brazil.
Nowadays, there are Arawak groups in Colombia, and the majority of the population of Aruba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and part of Haitian population are descended from Arawaks. Latin America has its roots in Arawacs and we still have some alive groups like this Uro group, or the “Aruhacos” from Colombia. Moreover there are some isoleted communit
ies in Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.
The Uro group is one of the most famous Arawak group because of the lake. This place is one of the main attractions when visiting Peru. (or Bolivia) There are about 20 floating islands on the lake and the number of inhabitants varies depending on the families. Sometimes it goes from three to ten. The Uros are in constant contact with foreign cultures that visit the lake; however they still conserve their customs and their culture. This is a good example of preserving a historic culture. This group receives tourists all the time and they still preserve their culture, or a Latin American culture, since this group is not original from Peru.
This ethnic is located in the floating island of Lake Titicaca. The traditional name of the group is Kotsuña which means “lake’s people”. This group has three subdivisions that are: Uru-Chipayas, Uru-Muratos and the Uru-Iruitos.
There are some theories about this group. Some people say that they come from Polynesia and that they first inhabited the coast and then went to the highest places. Some other people say that they are descended from the first inhabitants of the Americas. But the reality is that this group comes from the “Amazonía” and is descended from the Arawac group.
The Arawak is a group of indigenous could be found in Bahamas, the Antilles, in central and south America until the south of Brazil.
Nowadays, there are Arawak groups in Colombia, and the majority of the population of Aruba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and part of Haitian population are descended from Arawaks. Latin America has its roots in Arawacs and we still have some alive groups like this Uro group, or the “Aruhacos” from Colombia. Moreover there are some isoleted communit
ies in Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.The Uro group is one of the most famous Arawak group because of the lake. This place is one of the main attractions when visiting Peru. (or Bolivia) There are about 20 floating islands on the lake and the number of inhabitants varies depending on the families. Sometimes it goes from three to ten. The Uros are in constant contact with foreign cultures that visit the lake; however they still conserve their customs and their culture. This is a good example of preserving a historic culture. This group receives tourists all the time and they still preserve their culture, or a Latin American culture, since this group is not original from Peru.
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