Uru-Murato
The Uru of Lake Poopó, commonly known as the Uru-Murato, are an indigenous peoples in Bolivia and one of three main Uru ethnic groups. They inhabit three hamlets along the shoreline of Lake Poopó: Llapallapani, Puñaca Tinta María, and Vilañeque.[1][2]
In 1930, their lands and lake were invaded by the Aymara people. Consequently, most of the Uru-Muratos lost their place as the sole fishermen of the lake, and their economic livelihood and relations with other communities were drastically worsened.
References
- ↑ de Munter, Koen; Trujillo, Felipe; Rocha Grimoldi, Ruth Carol (2019). "Atencionalidad y líneas de vida en la malla Poopó-uru-qotzuñi ("gente del agua")". Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología (in Spanish) (34). doi:10.7440/antipoda34.2019.02. ISSN 1900-5407. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ "La Nación Originaria Uru, 11-05-12". CEPA (in Spanish). 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
External links
- "Los Hombres del Lago", a documentary film by Aaron I. Naar presenting the story of the smallest community of Uru-Muratos. See a 12 minutes fragment from the film on YouTube.