The Pira-tapuya, or variations like Pira-Tapuia, Piratapuyo, etc., or Tapuya (Tucano: Wa’îkɨ̃hɨ)[1] for short, are an indigenous people of the Amazon regions.
They live along the Vaupés River in Colombia and in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
The main settlements are the town of Mitú, capital of the Vaupés Department in Colombia, and Iaraueté, seat of a district in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira.
[5] The Pira-tapuya live in the middle Papuri in the vicinity of Teresita, and in the lower Uaupés.
[3] The peoples of the region intermarry, trade, and engage in shared rituals, forming the Uaupés/Pira-Paraná socio-cultural complex.