Noanama

Noanamá is a name associated with the Wounaan people of the San Juan River in Colombia’s Pacific lowlands. Their communities have lived along the middle and lower river for centuries, travelling its waters through dense rainforest. Spanish expeditions encountered the Noanamá in the sixteenth century; the lower river was known by their name before the name San Juan came into use. Fishing and forest resources supported life along its banks.