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Originally Posted by toenail

I have visited an area in Venezuela where the Indian women went completely naked. It was many years ago and I have lost my photos. This trip had no luxuries, so was not advertised in any tourist literature. I just happened to find a local guide while I was in Venezuela on business.

I was just lucky when I visited an Indian region in Venezuela the first time. I just happened to find a guide in Puerto Ayacucho who could take me there, and who had friends in the Venezuelan National Guard who could arrange for us to legally visit an area normally closed to tourists. The second time I contacted the guide a year in advance to get permits and arrange the trip. This particular guide is no longer in business, but there are lots of guides in Puerto Ayacucho who can take people on trips like this. Unfortunately, they do not advertise in tourist literature, so the only way to find them is to go to Puerto Ayacucho in person. If you can get there, ask about visiting the Yanomami or Hoti (aka Joti, aka Werowero). Be aware that in the accessable Yanomami camps, the women wear little skirts. To find completely naked women, be prepared to hike into the jungle for at least a day. In Venezuela the Yanomami and Hoti women go completely naked. There is one tribe of Piaroa that still go naked, but they do not welcome visitors. Some tour companies promote visits to the Panare (the tribe on which the Indians in the movie Jungle2Jungle were modeled). Panare women are topless, but all wear skirts.

You can check out this site www.amazonz.com for information about trips to the Indian areas of Brazil.

If you can make a trip, be sure to post the photos here!

The attached photo is from Benin, west Africa.

Thanks for the great information , I won't be doing a trip there any time soon, but maybe some day.