Maloca de William
William's Maloca
The place
Maloca de William in the Amazonas department, Leticia/Puerto Nariño area (Brazil-Colombia-Peru tri-border Amazon region, Colombia), at 77 m elevation, on the Amazon River floodplain. Continuous Colombia Amazonas cluster (batches 260-394). Ancestral maloca of the indigenous Tikuna, Yagua, or Wisiw peoples of the Amazon (Leticia, pop. 33,000, the iconic BR/CO/PE tri-border town; Puerto Nariño, a model indigenous-community example; heritage of the Tikuna/Yagua/Kokama peoples — indigenous peoples numbering 30,000 speaking Tikuna/Yagua/Kokama; the uncontacted Yuri/Passé isolated peoples of the Río Puré; the Puré River Reserve, established 2010 to protect isolated peoples; Amacayacu National Park, 2,933 km², established 1975, an iconic tract of primary Amazon rainforest; the Colombia-Peru War/Leticia Incident of 1932-1933, roughly 100 deaths, ending the border dispute via the 1934 Rio de Janeiro Treaty; the iconic legacy of Simón Bolívar, 1783-1830, Liberator of Gran Colombia 1819-1831; and the residual FARC guerrilla presence in the Amazon following the 2016 peace accord).
The setting
Amazonas Leticia/Puerto Nariño BR-CO-PE tri-border Amazon Colombia 77 m Amazon River floodplain, continuous cluster batches 260-394, ancestral maloca Tikuna Yagua Wisiw indigenous + Leticia pop. 33,000 iconic tri-border + Puerto Nariño model community, Tikuna/Yagua/Kokama indigenous peoples 30,000 Tikuna/Yagua/Kokama + isolated Yuri/Passé peoples of the Río Puré + Puré River Reserve 2010 + Amacayacu NP 2,933 km² 1975 primary Amazon rainforest + Colombia-Peru War/Leticia Incident 1932-1933 ~100 deaths 1934 Rio Treaty + Bolívar 1783-1830 Gran Colombia 1819-1831 + residual FARC guerrilla post-2016.
