Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Mayangna (also known as Sumu or Sumo) are a people who live on the eastern coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras an area commonly known as the Mosquito Coast. Their preferred autonym is Mayangna as the name Sumo is a derogatory name historically used by the Miskito people. Their culture is closer to that of the indigenous peoples of Costa Rica Panama and Colombia than to the Mesoamerican cultures to the north. The Mayangna inhabited much of the Mosquito Coast in the 16th century.
