Movere
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The Mové, also called Movere, Western Guaymi, or Ngäbere, are a Chibchan (Dorasque-Guaymi) speaking people in Panama
(150,000) and Costa Rica
(4,300). This tribe, like the Murire (Eastern Guaymi), is a division of the Guaymi
. They are further subdivided into the Valiente.
The Mové live in a tropical forest (hunters and gatherers), also gather wild plants. Among their crafts are basket weaving and pottery.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
(150,000) and Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
(4,300). This tribe, like the Murire (Eastern Guaymi), is a division of the Guaymi
Guaymí
The Guaymí or Ngäbe are an indigenous group living mainly within the Ngäbe-Buglé comarca in the Western Panamanian provinces of Veraguas, Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro, as well as in the indigenous town of Conte, Costa Rica near the extreme southern tip of the country...
. They are further subdivided into the Valiente.
The Mové live in a tropical forest (hunters and gatherers), also gather wild plants. Among their crafts are basket weaving and pottery.