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Native American Tribes of Bolivia

This is an index to the Native American language and cultural information on our website pertaining to Bolivian Indian tribes. Some pages contain more information than others. If you belong to an indigenous tribe of Bolivia that is not currently listed on this page and you would like to see it here, please contact us about contributing information to our site.

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Bolivia include:

The Aymara Indians

The Baure Indians

The Huarayo Indians

The Guarani Indians

The Mojo Indians

The Paicone Indians

The Paunaca Indians

The Quechua Indians

The Sarave Indians

The Tacano Indians

The Yaminahua Indians

Recommended books about Bolivia's Native Americans:

Native Tribes Of Eastern Bolivia And Western Matto Grosso: Detailed anthopology book on native Bolivian tribes.

Peoples of the Gran Chaco: Essays on the Chacoan tribes of Bolivia and interior South America.

Lines in the Water: Nature and Culture at Lake Titicaca: An anthropologist's memoirs of the Indians of highland Bolivia.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Bolivia:

Indian Tribes of Bolivia: Article on the Quechua, Aymara, and other indigenous Bolivian peoples.
Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia: Wikipedia article overviewing the Indian tribes of Bolivia.
Native American Nations in Peru and Bolivia: Information and photographs of tribes in this region.

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