Description:
A woman, with pierced nose and chin, from the ethnic Yanomami community..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 22, 2007. Part of the photo story, 'Yanomamis: The Spirit of Amazonia', by Diego Martinez.
Credits:
Diego - (Argentina) Martinez/Majority World
Description:
A woman, with pierced nose and chin, from the ethnic Yanomami community..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 22, 2007. Part of the photo story, 'Yanomamis: The Spirit of Amazonia', by Diego Martinez.
Date Created:
2007-07-22 00:00:00
Author:
Diego Martinez
Country:
Venezuela
Source:
Diego Martinez
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC022567.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471648074
File Size:
4845295
File Type:
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image/jpeg
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Image Description:
A woman, with pierced nose and chin, from the ethnic Yanomami community..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 d