Os achuar son un pobo indíxena que habita no Amazonas. Son uns 18500 individuos que viven na fronteira entre Ecuador e o Perú. A comezos da década de 1970, os achuar eran un dos derradeiros grupos xívaros que aínda non mantiveran contacto co exterior.
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