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The Yanomami are the largest relatively isolated indigenous people in South America, living in the jungles and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. They have a rich mythological tradition describing the origins of the Sun and Moon, the creation of tepuis, and the activities of the creator hero Makunaima.
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**[Yanomami Culture]** The Yanomami are the largest relatively isolated indigenous people in South America. They live in the jungles and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. Like most of the indigenous peoples of the continent, they probably migrated some 15,000 years ago across th...
**[Yanomami Culture]** The Yanomami are the largest relatively isolated indigenous people in South America. They live in the jungles and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela. Like most of the indigenous peoples of the continent, they probably migrated some 15,000 years ago across the Bering Strait linking Asia and America, and gradually made their way down to South America. Today, their total population is around 38,000 people. The Yanomami have a rich mythological tradition that continues to this day, despite the conversion of many Pemon to [[Catholicism]](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catolicismo) or [[Protestantism]](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantismo). Several of the most important myths describe the origins of the Sun and the Moon, the creation of the [[tepuis]](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepuy) (Mount Roraima or Dodoima in Pemon) and the activities of the creator hero [[Makunaima]](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makunaima) and his brothers.
