Ayoreo
The Ayoreo (Ayoreode, Ayoréo, Ayoréode) are an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco. They live in an area surrounded by the Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Parapetí, and Grande Rivers, spanning both Bolivia and Paraguay. There are approximately 5,600 Ayoreo people in total. Around 3,000 live in Bolivia, and 2,600 live in Paraguay. Traditionally nomadic hunter-gatherers, the majority of the population was sedentarized by missionaries in the twentieth century. The few remaining uncontacted Ayoreo are threatened by deforestation and loss of territory.
Ayoreo Groups in Voluntary Isolation | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,789 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paraguay | 2,600 |
| Bolivia | 2,189 |
| Languages | |
| Ayoreo • Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional Religion • Christianity | |
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