Table 6.
Characteristics of the 10 communities in the Amazon of Peru and Bolivia where 483 interviews about Euterpe precatoria and E. oleracea uses were gathered
| N° Comunity | Community (Population) | Ethnic group | Accessibility(a) | Social services available(b) | Number of informants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest town (Population) | Type of access (Distance in hr.) | Electricity | Education | Healthcare | 483 | |||
| Peru | ||||||||
| 1 | San Martín (500) | Cocama | Iquitos (450,000) | Fluvial / Road (19) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 87 |
| 2 | El Chino (550) | Mestizo | Iquitos (450,000) | Fluvial (10) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| 3 | Santa Ana (450) | Mestizo | Iquitos (450,000) | Fluvial (5) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 89 |
| 4 | Yamayakat (1000) | Aguaruna | Bagua (74,000) | Fluvial / Road (3) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Cusu Chico (150) | Aguaruna | Bagua (74,000) | Fluvial / Road (3.5) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Nueva Samaria (80) | Aguaruna | Bagua (74,000) | Fluvial / Road (3.25) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Bolivia | ||||||||
| 7 | Santa María (250) | Mestizo | Riberalta (90,000) | Loose surface road (1) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | 26 de Octubre (180) | Mestizo | Riberalta (90,000) | Road (1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Alto Ivón (500) | Chácobo | Riberalta (90,000) | Road (4) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| 10 | Motacuzal (30) | Chácobo | Riberalta (90,000) | Road (3.5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
(a)The information about the nearest town and the time to reach it were obtained from the interviews. The data represents the town and the time most frequently reported by the informants; (b)Availability of electricity: (1) no electricity, (2) free electricity, (3) paid electricity. Access to education: (1) primary school, (2) secondary school. Access to healthcare: (1) without health post (only traditional medicine), (2) health post / community nurse, (3) health post / physician