Uru-Murato

The Uru-Muratos are descendants of an old indigenous community in Bolivia. Because of their place of living, the surroundings of Lake Poopó, they are commonly known as the "men of the lake".^[1] In 1930, their lands and lake were invaded by the Aymara people. Consequently, most of the Uru-Muratos lost their place as the sole fishermen of the lake, and their economic livelihood and relations with other communities were drastically worsened.

References

1. de Munter, Koen; Trujillo, Felipe; Rocha Grimoldi, Ruth Carol (2019). "Atencionalidad y líneas de vida en la malla Poopó-uru-qotzuñi ("gente del agua")". Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología (in Spanish) (34). doi:10.7440/antipoda34.2019.02. ISSN 1900-5407. Retrieved 12 November 2025.

External links

• "Los Hombres del Lago", a documentary film by Aaron I. Naar presenting the story of the smallest community of Uru-Muratos, Puñaca Tintamaria. Narrated by the community’s ex-leader, Daniel Moricio Choque, the movie recounts the history of their community, customs, and current problems: their continuous poverty, lack of land and representation, the contamination of Lake Poopó, and the impact of global warming. See a 12 minutes fragment from the film on YouTube.