Guarayo people
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Guarayos is a Bolivia
n word for "savages" used for speakers of Tupian languages
, such as the indigenous peoples
of Guarayos Province
in central Bolivia, who number some 20,000.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n word for "savages" used for speakers of Tupian languages
Tupian languages
The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.-History, members and classification:...
, such as the indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
of Guarayos Province
Guarayos Province
Guarayos is a province in the northwestern parts of the Bolivian Santa Cruz Department.- Location :Guarayos is one of fifteen provinces in the Santa Cruz Department...
in central Bolivia, who number some 20,000.