De'Aruhuä Cacao

De'Aruhuä means "guardians of the forest", in English and Spanish we are known as the Piaroa. Slowly over the past 75 years society has met us on our doorstep, however most of our territory remains because we have both resisted change and accepted it. While we collaborate with the modern world and have economic needs most of our territory has been preserved as we have learned to be cautious of change.

Today our humble people are engaged at every level of society from government and education to commerce. Our strength remains in preserving our culture offering tourism and the cultivation of agroforestry crops such as cacao, cupuacu, manioc and many other crops that are native to our forests.