The Wanano, also known as Kotiria, are an Indigenous people of the Vaupés region and neighboring areas of Brazil. Their identity crosses modern national borders, reminding us that Indigenous territories and histories are older than the lines drawn by states.
Wanano/Kotiria culture includes river settlements, chagra agriculture, fishing, hunting, craftwork, oral traditions, ceremonial knowledge, and relationships with other peoples of the Eastern Tukanoan world. Their social life is shaped by language, kinship, sacred geography, and river systems.
Because their communities exist across borders, the Wanano/Kotiria show how Amazonian identity cannot always be understood through national maps. Families, rivers, and ancestral stories connect places that governments may divide.
For Dulce Amazónica, the Wanano/Kotiria help visitors understand the Amazon as a transboundary world. Indigenous peoples carry relationships that extend beyond Colombia, Brazil, or Peru.
One of Many Voices
This community is one of many Indigenous peoples whose presence, knowledge, and artisanías are represented through Dulce Amazónica in Guatapé, Colombia. When you visit, you meet an ambassador from one of our partner communities in person.