Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Adv Econ Bot (14)
The Shuar are one of eight ethnic peoples currently inhabiting Amazonian Ecuador and, at a population of roughly 40,000, Amazonia's second largest indigenous population. Unconquered by the Incas and Spanish and surviving a century of colonization, the Shuar now face the more subtle threat of cultural erosion. This volume provides a wealth of information on Shuar ethnology and history and identifies 579 species of plants used by the Shuar.
The Shuar are one of eight ethnic peoples currently inhabiting Amazonian Ecuador and, at a population of roughly 40,000, Amazonia's second largest indigenous population. Unconquered by the Incas and Spanish and surviving a century of colonization, the Shuar now face the more subtle threat of cultural erosion. This volume provides a wealth of information on Shuar ethnology and history and identifies 579 species of plants used by the Shuar.