by Asier S.B.
(Sepahuya, Ucayali, Perú)
~ By: Asier S.B. - Sepahuya, Ucayali, Perú
This portrait was taken at Tangoshiari Ashaninka community, located in the province of La Convención.
La Convención is a famous place due to including Machu Picchu, but it is a big province and large part of it is Amazon Forest.
I shot this photograph on September 18th, 2011. I had gone to Tangoshiari because the communers were celebrating their anniversary.
Luckily, we had a sunny day.
Well, I was amazed because I could at last watch the native people dressed following their tradition, which is difficult. That day it was quite frustrating to me, because they were so curious about me: my camera and my beard.
About Tangoshiari:
I'm not exactly a tourist, and I can say that I got told this story by the 'main' characters.
Tangoshiari is one of the dozens of Ashaninka communities that have been founded after running away from 'Sendero Luminoso' terrorist movement.
But Tangoshiari is special. Because usually, the Ashaninka only fled away. This time, the Ashaninka people decided to fight back againts the terrorists.
Supported by a missionary who was living with them, they started a guerrilla against Sendero Luminoso. That was a surprise to the terrorists, and in the beginning it looked like these Ashaninka could resist.
Unluckily, at that time this terrorist group was heavily armed, and the ashaninka had to run away. Finnally, they got stuck at a place calledl 'Tsibokiroato' (land of ants) at the top of a mountain. From 700 communers at the beginning, they were then only 170.
Supported by the missionary, Mariano Gaugnon, they built an improvised airport and two pilots with their Cessna airplanes got them out between the terrorists' fire.
And, 20 years ago, in the beggining of the 90's, they started a new life in Tangoshiari, far away from terrorists influence.
Now, they have to cope with Repsol
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