The
Yanesha' or
Amuesha people are an
ethnic group of the
Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Presently, the most recent
census count puts their
population at over 7,000 distributed among 48 communities located in
Puerto Inca Province (
Huánuco),
Chanchamayo Province (
Junín) and
Oxapampa Province (
Pasco). They are a relatively small group, making up barely 2.91% of
indigenous inhabitants located in the Peruvian Amazon. Their communities are situated in altitudes ranging from 200 to 1600 meters above
sea level and can also be found along the shores of various
rivers including the Pichis,
Palcazu,
Pachitea,
Huancabamba, Cacazú, Chorobamba, and the Yurinaqui Rivers.