Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Sápara (formerly Zápara or Záparo) are a South American ethnic group indigenous to the Amazon rainforest along the border of Ecuador and Peru. They once occupied some 12000 mi² between the Napo River and the Pastaza. Early in the 20th century there were some 200000 Zapara. From the year 2009 on the Ecuadorian Zápara call themselves Sápara. The official name is Nación Sápara del Ecuador (NASE). It means Sápara Nation of Ecuador. The president of this nation is Basilio Mucushigua.
