One of the world's most isolated tribes has left the Amazon rainforest: what happened. Unique photos

Members of one of the world's most isolated tribes, the Mashko Piro, who live in remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon, have left their habitat for the first time and reached the riverbank in the Madre de Dios region. This unusual behavior of the indigenous tropical people was caused by the increasing number of loggers on their lands.

The least contacted people, consisting of 750 people, live between two nature reserves in southeastern Peru, Metro UK reports. The tribesmen have to leave their usual hiding places more often to find food and avoid workers.

Caroline Pierce, director of the human rights organization Survival International, said that the unique images of the Mashko Piro make it clear that members of the ethnic group are having to flee their homes as they prepare to start cutting down trees.

"This is indisputable proof that a large number of Mashko Piro live in an area that the government has not only failed to protect but has sold to logging companies. Loggers could introduce new diseases that would wipe out the Mashko Piro. In addition, there is a risk of violence on both sides, so it is very important that the tribe's territorial rights are recognized and protected by law," confirmed Alfredo Vargas Pio, a representative of the Federation of Indigenous People of the Madre de Dios River and its Tributaries (Fenamad).

According to civil society activists, more than 50 people of the isolated people have come to the village of Monte Salvado. Another 17 representatives were seen near the village of Puerto Nuevo. A separate group of Amazonian indigenous people crossed the border into Brazil.

"They are running away from loggers on the Peruvian side. Usually, at this time of year, they appear on the beaches only to take tracaia (Amazonian turtle) eggs. That's when we find their footprints in the sand," said Rosa Padilla, a member of the Missionary Council of Indigenous Peoples.

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