The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Patamona
Lands
North and South Pakaraima Mountains and the Essequibo region of Guyana, including villages near Kaieteur Falls
Countries Guyana
Facts 3
Land
Chenapou is the Patamona village closest to Kaieteur National Park, and Patamona communities hunt, fish and gather plants in the lands around Kaieteur.
As of 2010 Source: Cultural Survival, In Guyana, Indigenous Peoples Fight to Join Conservation Efforts (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Patamona communities live mainly in the North Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, with others in the South Pakaraimas and the Essequibo region.
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Language
Like their Ingarikó relatives, the Patamona use Kapon as a self-designation in the border region shared by Guyana, Brazil and Venezuela.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, Taurepang (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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