Ayoreo
Indigenous people of Bolivia and Paraguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the language, see Ayoreo language.
The Ayoreo (Ayoreode,[4] Ayoréo, Ayoréode) are an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco.[5][6] They live in an area surrounded by the Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Parapetí, and Grande Rivers, spanning both Bolivia and Paraguay.[7] There are approximately 5,600 Ayoreo people in total.[7] Around 3,000 live in Bolivia, and 2,600 live in Paraguay.[7] Traditionally nomadic hunter-gatherers, the majority of the population was sedentarized by missionaries in the twentieth century.[7] The few remaining uncontacted Ayoreo are threatened by deforestation and loss of territory.[7]