Amazonia and lowland South America
Tsimane'
Lands
Forests and savannas of the Beni department, Bolivia, mainly along the Maniquí and Apere rivers
Countries Bolivia
Facts 3
Land
The Tsimane' people hold two Indigenous territories titled by the Bolivian state.
As of 2026 Source: Institut für Archäologie und Kulturanthropologie, Universität Bonn, The Tsimane' and Mosetenes (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Almost all Tsimane' speak their own Tsimane' language as their main language.
Source: Culture and the Mind project, University of Sheffield, Tsimane fieldsite in Bolivia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Tsimane' livelihoods center on small farms of plantains, rice, corn and sweet manioc, along with fishing, hunting and gathering.
Source: Culture and the Mind project, University of Sheffield, Tsimane fieldsite in Bolivia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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