Description:
A young boy from the ethnic Yanomami community near Mavaca river..The Yanomami are an ancient indigenous people living along the Brazilian-Venezuelan border in the fertile lands of the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers. They are semi nomadic and heavily dependant on nature both for hunting and agriculture. But today, the physical and cultural survival of the Yanomami people have been threatened by gold mining, deforestation, and disease. High Orinoco State, Venezuela. July 24, 2007. Part of the photo story, 'Yanomamis: The Spirit of Amazonia', by Diego Martinez.
Credits:
Diego - (Argentina) Martinez/Majority World
Description:
A young boy from the ethnic Yanomami community near Mavaca river..The Yanomami are an ancient indigenous people living along the Brazilian-Venezuelan border in the fertile lands of the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers. They are semi nomadic and heavily dependant on nature both for hunting and agriculture. But today, the physical and cultural survival of the Yanomami people have been threatened by gold mining, deforestation, and disease. High Orinoco State, Venezuela. July 24, 2007. Part of the photo story, 'Yanomamis: The Spirit of Amazonia', by Diego Martinez.
Date Created:
2007-07-24 00:00:00
Author:
Diego Martinez
City:
Amazonas
State:
High Orinoco State
Country:
Venezuela
Headline:
Diego Martinez
Source:
Diego Martinez
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC022564.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471648082
File Size:
9918525
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
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Image Description:
A young boy from the ethnic Yanomami community near Mavaca river..The Yanomami are an ancient indigenous people living along the Brazilian-Venezuelan border in the fertile lands of the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers. They are semi nomadic and heavily dependant