Jungle Queen
July 2nd 2007 After Riobamba I decided to visit a Shuar community, which was located a couple of hours north from Macas. The Shuar tribe is most commonly known for its past ritual of shrinking heads. Many years ago, they originally did this as a form of revenge if someone in their tribe had been murdered. This involved weeks of spiritual preparation and even annual rituals after the deed had been done in order
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