2019.12.04

Guardians of the Tiger People

As anthropologists debate how best to protect uncontacted tribes, indigenous groups in Colombia are working to shield their isolated neighbors from the march of modernity.

Cecilia Guido patrols a stretch of the Caquetá River in Colombia with her son, Luis Eduardo Marin, and granddaughter, Nayda Guido, as part of their community's efforts to protect the Curare–Los Ingleses Indigenous Reserve and the uncontacted people who live there.  Credit: Juan Arredondo

Cecilia Guido patrols a stretch of the Caquetá River in Colombia with her son, Luis Eduardo Marin, and granddaughter, Nayda Guido, as part of their community's efforts to protect the Curare–Los Ingleses Indigenous Reserve and the uncontacted people who live there. Credit: Juan Arredondo

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