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Amazonia and lowland South America

Achuar

Also known as Achual

Lands

Northern Loreto in Peru near the Ecuador border, and the neighboring Amazon of Ecuador

Countries Peru, Ecuador

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Language

Peru's Ministry of Culture has registered five interpreters and translators of the Achuar language.

As of 2026 Source: Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios, Achuar | BDPI (opens in a new tab) Checked 8 Oct 2026 Suggest a correction to this fact

Population

In Peru's 2017 national census, 6,444 people identified as part of the Achuar people.

As of 2017 Source: Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios, Achuar | BDPI (opens in a new tab) Checked 8 Oct 2026 Suggest a correction to this fact

Language

Achuar is a cross-border language, spoken in both Peru and Ecuador.

Source: Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios, Achuar | BDPI (opens in a new tab) Checked 8 Oct 2026 Suggest a correction to this fact

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