- Orinoco Indians
- The culture hero of the Orinoco Indians is Amalivaca.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Orinoco Indians
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Orinoco River — Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the… … Universalium
Maipure Indians — • A former important group of tribes on the Upper Orinoco River, from above the Meta to the entrance of the Cassiquiare, in Venezuela and Columbia, speaking dialects of the Arawakan stock Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Maipure Indians … Catholic encyclopedia
Saliva Indians — • The principal of a small group of tribes constituting a distinct linguistic stock (the Salivan), centring in the eighteenth century, about and below the junction of the Meta and Orinoco, in Venezuela Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
American Indians — American Indians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► American Indians GENERAL When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that… … Catholic encyclopedia
Tamanac Indians — • A tribe of Cariban linguistic stock occupying the territory about the Cuchivero River, a tributary of the lower Orinoco, Venezuela Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tamanac Indians Tamanac Indians … Catholic encyclopedia
Jíbaro Indians — • An important tribal group of Ecuador, comprising a great number of small subtribes speaking a common language with dialectic variants, and together constituting a distinct linguistic stock Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jibaro… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pano Indians — • A former important mission tribe in Peru Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pano Indians Pano Indians † … Catholic encyclopedia
Piro Indians — • A tribe of considerable importance in northeastern Peru Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Piro Indians Piro Indians † … Catholic encyclopedia
Curare — A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare competes with acetylcholine, a chemical that carries information between nerve and muscle cells, and blocks transmission of the… … Medical dictionary
Melicoccus Bijugatus — Jacq. Spanish lime (E); Mamon (P); Mamoncillo (C); Quenepa (C) . The pulp around the sedds is delicious (!). The seed is edible roasted, and used as a substitute for cassava by Orinoco Indians … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
