They primarily live in Amambay Department in Paraguay and the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Following the violent War of the Triple Alliance in the 1870s, their lands were left alone, except for lumberers and harvesters of yerba mate.

The altar, called mba’e marangatu in Guaraní is considered a sacred sanctuary and a focal point of the community.

They also cultivate citrus trees, bananas, cotton, pineapples, rice, soybeans, and medicinal plants.

[2] Pai Tavytera people are known for making necklaces made from carved wood and colorful seeds of different fruits.

[5] A hill, Jasuka Venda is an important cultural site for Pai Tavyera people that has petroglyphs in the "footstep style.