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Bora people

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The Bora, are an indigenous tribe of the Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian Amazon. The tribe's ancestral lands are currently threatened by illegal logging practices. These homelands are located between the Putumayo and Napo rivers. The Bora have guarded their lands from both indigenous foes and outsider colonials.

The Boras speak a Witotan language and comprise approximately 2,000 people. In the last forty years, they have become a largely settled people living mostly in permanent forest settlements.

The Bora have an elaborate knowledge of the plant life of the surrounding rainforest.

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