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Jivara: See Jivaro

"Jivara" is an alternate spelling of Jivaro, a cultural and linguistic grouping of several related Amazonian tribes of Peru and Ecuador.

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Jivara Resources

Here are links to our webpages about the Jivara tribes and languages:
Jivaro tribes
Shuar
Achuar
Maina
Achuar people
Amazonian Indian
Jivaroan language family
Tzantza (shrunken heads)

Here are links to some online resources about the Jivara tribes:
Jivaro Culture
Jivara Civilization
Wikipedia: Jivaroan peoples
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jívaro

Books about the Jivaras

Here are a few good books about the Jivara tribes:
The Jivaro: People of the Sacred Waterfalls
Jivaro: Head-Hunters Of The Amazon
In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia
Upriver: The Turbulent Life and Times of an Amazonian People

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