Machiguenga people

The Machiguenga (also Matsigenka, Matsigenga) are an indigenous people of the Amazon Basin jungle regions of southeastern Peru, east of Machu Picchu and close to the borders of Bolivia and Brazil. Theirs is a hunter-gatherer culture for the most part, though they also practice swidden agriculture. The main crop grown is cassava, and their main source of protein is a large (6-12 kg) rodent called paca. During the dry season, they also use fishing to supplement their dietary protein.