Guaycuru peoples

Guaycurú is a collective name for a group of closely related indigenous peoples who live today on the territory of the South American countries of Argentina and Paraguay. The name comes from the Guaraní because this people so that their main competitor referred to in their settlement area.

The two largest groups of Guaycurú family are the Toba and the Mocovíes. It is estimated that a total number of about 100,000, there are accurate data to only for Argentina, where 12,345 Mocovíes, 3948 and 62 047 Pilagá Toba live.

The Guaycurú originally from Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, and belong to the ethnic group Pampeano - Patagónico, they are, among others related to the Het and tehuelche. They wandered probably between the 13th and 16th century, however, to the north, and thus in their present settlement area. There they found themselves in the conflict to the Guaraní.

The lifestyle of Guaycurú is characterized by Halbnomadentum. They were similar to the Guaraní hunters and gatherers who operated only a small extent of tropical agriculture and livestock. Today, a majority of them still live in the traditional way of life, almost all still dominate their original language.