The foundation promotes the well-being of the Huottuja people. Our aims include the conservation and preservation of language, agroforestry, biodiversity, self-governance. The Huottuja People (Piaroa tribe) is among one of the most endangered 10 groups of native decentralized self-determined and self-governed peoples that remain living autonomously with sovereign rights under international law. "W
e have our own laws and legal system for dealing with issues, within our own territories their laws supersede national and military laws." -Piaroa Authority, Las Pavas
The Piaroa are an indigenous people of the middle Orinoco Basin in present-day Venezuela, living in an area equivalent to the size of Belgium, roughly circumscribed by the Parguaza (north), the Ventuari (south-east), the Manapiare (north-east) and the right bank of the Orinoco (west). Their present-day population is of about 18,000 (INE 2011), with some 2000 (est) living on the left bank of the Orinoco River, in Colombia, in several reservations between the Vichada (north) and the Guaviare (south). We offer ecotourism within our communities with a full demonstration of our culture if you contact us and make arrangements in advance. Currently we have 13 villages enrolled in the Piaroa Protectorate Partnership which we began in 2019, all of them are open to diplomatic visits and ecotourism for small groups. Experiences include agriculture, art, biodiversity, culinary, culture, customs, and shamanic rituals with DMT based entheogens. Generally a group (of 4-10) can plan on such an organized trip taking 3-7 days costing about $100-$150 per person, per day, including all meals and transportation from the airport or bus terminal 40 kilometers away. It is also possible to camp securely at Fundo Ekobius for as little as $10 per day per person. Also people can just show up with lots of small bills ($1-$5, nothing larger than a $10) and just wing it expecting to spend between $25-$200 per day depending on their choices.
