Kaxinawa Festival in the Amazon
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Kaxinawa retreat in the Amazon
Among the transformative trips we offer, visits to the Amazon region are the most suitable for those who really want a revolution in their lives. The possibilities are broad the size of the forest itself. There, you can also deepen your knowledge about the indigenous natural lifestyle, as well as their diet, habits, art, culture and music. The warm welcome full of meaning by the pajés and inhabitants of the Pinuya tribe will lift your spirit and make you feel at home. They are our longtime partners and provide unforgettable experiences and excursions inside the largest forest of our continent. The Kaxinawa are an indigenous ethnic group located on the Brazilian / Peruvian border, in the states of Acre and southern Amazonas and in eastern Peru, and speak the language of the "Pano" family, with slight variations in culture and language among different tribes. The first reports of contacts with travellers consider the Muru, Humaitá and Iboiçu rivers, tributaries of the Envira, which in turn is tributary of the river Juruá, as the region of origin of the Kaxinawa. Since the seventeenth century, colonizers had already made incursions in these regions in search of slaves. At the end of the 19th century, the invasions became frequent as a result of the exploitation of rubber, intensifying in the early twentieth century, bringing changes of customs, diseases and, consequently, conflicts. Some groups decided over the years to remain prisoners in the virgin forest, isolated from contact with the "white man", while others ended up enjoying this time and using resources such as axes and shotguns in their daily lives. The productive activities revolve around hunting, fishing, planting and harvesting. They plant bananas, manioc, beans, peanuts and cotton in brush strokes. Hunting is done exclusively by man, being learned from childhood, and surrounded by techniques and rituals, such as observing the