New genetic research led by the Genographic Project consortium shows a distinctive ancestry for the Uros populations of Peru and Bolivia that predates the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores and ...

New genetic research led by the Genographic Project consortium shows a distinctive ancestry for the Uros populations of Peru and Bolivia that predates the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores and ...

The Uros population numbers around 3,000 with up to 10 families on each island. The region is divided into two zones: the Rio Willy with around 370 families, or 2,200 people ...