Ashéninka leader reportedly killed while patrolling Indigenous territory is found alive

UPDATE (Aug. 27, 2026): The Regional Organization AIDESEP Ucayali (ORAU) has clarified that Américo Pascual Tumisha is alive and with his family. ORAU said the initial report of his killing originated with a community member who told Tumisha’s son that he had been killed. Because communications and access are limited in this remote part of […]