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No roads, logging or oil exploitation
Access only by air
7 000 Km2 (1’430.000 Acres)
6.000 Achuars
64 Indigenous communities
Over 520 bird species

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LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS

WIÑA JAI = Good morning
WIÑA JAI = Good afternoon
WIÑA JAI = Good evening
WEA JAI = Good bye
MAKETAI = Thank you
WETAI = Let´s go
NAKARSATA = Wait!
WINITIA = Come on
JA AI = Yes ATSA = No
WIYAIT JAI = My name is...
YAITIAM = What is your name?
YUMI = Water
YURUMAK = Food
NIJIAMANCH = Manioc beer
KINTIA = Day
NANTU = Month
MUSACH = Year
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