The Awa

The Awa community live in the north of Ecuador and in the south of Colombia, in Ecuador they live in the provinces of Carchi, Imbabura and Esmeraldas.

There are approximately 1,600 Awas and are a group that live constantly threatened by the colonists and lumber companies that covet their forests. They live in the forests to the north and west of the country and combine hunting with blowguns and raising animals like chickens and pigs for their survival.