Eseejja

Eseejja is named for the Ese Eja, a river people of the Beni and Madre de Dios basins. Their name may be translated as “people” or “true people,” and their language belongs to the Tacanan family. Skilled navigators, they have travelled widely between the headwaters of the Tambopata and the rivers of the Beni basin, fishing, hunting and gathering along the way. Their history includes contact with Andean populations in the time of the Inca Empire.