In the Cusco, Loreto, and Ucayali Departments, they live along the Urubamba River.

[1] Besides Yine, they are also called Chontaquiro, Contaquiro, Pira, Piro, Pirro, Simiranch, and Simirinche.

[1] Yine people farm, fish, and raise livestock, particularly cattle.

Oxfam helped the Yine to secure ownership rights to their traditional farmlands and to develop sustainable farming practices.

They grow several varieties of yuca today, as well as medicine plants, such as sangre de grado (Croton lechleri).