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In this June 22, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian men smoke meat on a grill made from bamboo canes, in the Otari Nativo village, Pichari, Peru. The strips of meat come from a cow that was donated by municipal authorities to mark the 44th anniversary of their community's founding. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 22, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian men smoke meat on a grill made from bamboo canes, in the Otari Nativo village, Pichari, Peru. The strips of meat come from a cow that was donated by municipal authorities to mark the 44th anniversary of their community's founding. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian school children parade with torches during festivities celebrating the 44th anniversary of their village, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The village is located in a valley near the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro rivers in the world's largest coca growing region. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian school children parade with torches during festivities celebrating the 44th anniversary of their village, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The village is located in a valley near the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro rivers in the world's largest coca growing region. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, an Ashaninka Indian man rests his bow and arrows on his left shoulder, as he dances during the 44th anniversary celebrations of their village, Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The annual festivities marking the founding of the Ashaninka community of Otari Nativo with activities that include a beauty pageant, an archery competition, the fastest petate or bedroll weaver challenge, as well as a drinking contest for imbibing the fermented juice of the cassava root, known locally as masato. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, an Ashaninka Indian man rests his bow and arrows on his left shoulder, as he dances during the 44th anniversary celebrations of their village, Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The annual festivities marking the founding of the Ashaninka community of Otari Nativo with activities that include a beauty pageant, an archery competition, the fastest petate or bedroll weaver challenge, as well as a drinking contest for imbibing the fermented juice of the cassava root, known locally as masato. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indians make pictures with their cell phones as they watch local beauty contestants compete, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. It was the fifth beauty contest held among the annual festivities marking the founding of the Ashaninka community of Otari Nativo, which is located in a valley near the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro rivers in the world's largest coca growing region. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indians make pictures with their cell phones as they watch local beauty contestants compete, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. It was the fifth beauty contest held among the annual festivities marking the founding of the Ashaninka community of Otari Nativo, which is located in a valley near the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro rivers in the world's largest coca growing region. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indians drink Peruvian beer as they wait for the start of band during the 44th anniversary celebrations of their village, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. Other activities included a beauty contest, an archery competition, and a drinking contest of the traditional fermented juice of cassava root, known locally as masato. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indians drink Peruvian beer as they wait for the start of band during the 44th anniversary celebrations of their village, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. Other activities included a beauty contest, an archery competition, and a drinking contest of the traditional fermented juice of cassava root, known locally as masato. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian beauty contestants pose for a photo with members of a visiting music group, hired to perform during the annual founding anniversary festivities, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The contestants wear the simple brown dresses of the Ashaninka woman, their faces dotted in a traditional design with a red dye extracted from a spice called achiote. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian beauty contestants pose for a photo with members of a visiting music group, hired to perform during the annual founding anniversary festivities, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The contestants wear the simple brown dresses of the Ashaninka woman, their faces dotted in a traditional design with a red dye extracted from a spice called achiote. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Beysi Anaya, 17, representing the Sampantuari village, is crowned the beauty contest winner during the annual festivities marking the founding of the Ashaninka community of Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. “The little red dots are my happiness”, said Anaya, who traveled three hours by car from her native valley community to compete in the beauty contest. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Beysi Anaya, 17, representing the Sampantuari village, is crowned the beauty contest winner during the annual festivities marking the founding of the Ashaninka community of Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. “The little red dots are my happiness”, said Anaya, who traveled three hours by car from her native valley community to compete in the beauty contest. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, a panel of invited judges evaluate contestants in the Ashaninka Indian beauty contest, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. Participants were each asked two varying questions about local geography and politics, such as to identify nearby rivers or to name Peru's president, who is Ollanta Humala. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, a panel of invited judges evaluate contestants in the Ashaninka Indian beauty contest, in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. Participants were each asked two varying questions about local geography and politics, such as to identify nearby rivers or to name Peru's president, who is Ollanta Humala. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, contestants dance during the Ashaninka Indian beauty contest, among the annual festivities marking the founding of the community of Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. In addition to the standard Ashaninka dress, the contestants also showed off a shorter, midriff-baring summer version that can be used for swimming. On their chests, they wore multiple strands of colored beads crisscrossed like bandoliers. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, contestants dance during the Ashaninka Indian beauty contest, among the annual festivities marking the founding of the community of Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. In addition to the standard Ashaninka dress, the contestants also showed off a shorter, midriff-baring summer version that can be used for swimming. On their chests, they wore multiple strands of colored beads crisscrossed like bandoliers. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Beysi Anaya, 17, strikes a pose after winning the Ashaninka Indian beauty contest, during the annual festivities marking the founding of the community in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. Anaya was pleased with her win, but said she wants to study agronomy to help improve the cacao, coffee and achiote crops grown by her community. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Beysi Anaya, 17, strikes a pose after winning the Ashaninka Indian beauty contest, during the annual festivities marking the founding of the community in Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. Anaya was pleased with her win, but said she wants to study agronomy to help improve the cacao, coffee and achiote crops grown by her community. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 22, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian women skim fat from the meat of a cow in the village Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The cow was donated by municipal authorities to mark the 44th anniversary of the community's founding. The community's men then smoked the large amounts of meat for festival-goers to consume. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 22, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian women skim fat from the meat of a cow in the village Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The cow was donated by municipal authorities to mark the 44th anniversary of the community's founding. The community's men then smoked the large amounts of meat for festival-goers to consume. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian school children parade with lanterns during celebrations marking the 44th anniversary of the founding of their village, Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The Ashaninka people number in the tens of thousands and live mostly in the rainforests of Peru. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Ashaninka Indian school children parade with lanterns during celebrations marking the 44th anniversary of the founding of their village, Otari Nativo, Pichari, Peru. The Ashaninka people number in the tens of thousands and live mostly in the rainforests of Peru. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




In this June 23, 2015 photo, Yeni Casiano Barboza, 15, from the Ashaninka Indian community, Natividad, poses for a photo while waiting to compete in the annual beauty contest, in the Otari Nativo village, Pichari, Peru. For Ashaninka men, a woman's beauty is determined in part by her hair, her sense of humor, and whether she can cook a tasty cassava dish, according to some community members. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

In this June 23, 2015 photo, Yeni Casiano Barboza, 15, from the Ashaninka Indian community, Natividad, poses for a photo while waiting to compete in the annual beauty contest, in the Otari Nativo village, Pichari, Peru. For Ashaninka men, a woman's beauty is determined in part by her hair, her sense of humor, and whether she can cook a tasty cassava dish, according to some community members. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




This June 23, 2015 photo shows a bucket filled with the traditional fermented juice of cassava root, known locally as masato, and an empty bottle of Peruvian beer, during celebrations marking the 44th anniversary of the founding of the Otari Nativo village, Pichari, Peru. Masato, which is imbibed throughout the day by community members, including children, is made by boiling the root, chewing it and spitting into a container with water, then left to ferment. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

This June 23, 2015 photo shows a bucket filled with the traditional fermented juice of cassava root, known locally as masato, and an empty bottle of Peruvian beer, during celebrations marking the 44th anniversary of the founding of the Otari Nativo village, Pichari, Peru. Masato, which is imbibed throughout the day by community members, including children, is made by boiling the root, chewing it and spitting into a container with water, then left to ferment. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
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