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The Guardian August 28, 2025

<p>Survival International says Mashco Piro seen in nearby Amazon village in alarming sign group is under stress</p><p>Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under stress from development.</p><p>The sightings of members of Mashco Piro tribe come as a logging company is building a bridge that could give outsiders easier access to the tribe’s territory, a move that could raise the risk of disease and conflict, according to Survival International, which advocates for Indigenous rights.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/28/peru-amazon-logging-mashco-piro">Continue reading...</a>

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