Curaray River - Citizendia

Curaray River

Origin	Andes Mountains
Basin countries	Ecuador

The Curaray River (also called the Ewenguno River or Rio Curaray) is a river in eastern Ecuador and is part of the Amazon River basin. The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. The Amazon River (Rio Amazonas Río Amazonas of South America is the largest river in the world by volume with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers The land along the river is home to several indigenous people groups including the Quechua and Huaorani. Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America. The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waos are native Amerindians from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador (in the Oriente region with some marked differences The river itself is home to crocodiles, caimans, and piranhas. A crocodile is any Species belonging to the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the Subfamily Crocodylinae) Alligators and caimans are Archosaurs Species of Crocodilians and form the family Alligatoridae (sometimes regarded instead This article is about the Brazilian city in the state of Alagoas

"Palm Beach"

In 1956, on a sandbar on the Curaray, five Evangelical missionaries were killed by Huaorani tribespeople during Operation Auca, an attempt to Christianize the Huaorani. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waos are native Amerindians from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador (in the Oriente region with some marked differences Operation Auca was an attempt by five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States to make contact with the Huaorani The missionaries' bodies were then thrown into the river. A rescue team later recovered four of the bodies and buried them in a mass grave on the river bank. A mass grave is a grave containing multiple usually unidentified human corpses The fifth, that of Ed McCully was claimed to have been discovered downstream by a group of natives who produced McCully's wristwatch. Edward "Ed" McCully (1927 &ndash 1956 was an evangelical Christian Missionary to Ecuador who along with four other missionaries However, his body was never located and positively identified.

The missionaries had arrived by airplane and chose the sandbar as a suitable place to land, since it was the only land area nearby clear of trees. They built a camp on the sandbar which they nicknamed "Palm Beach". The also built a treehouse nearby. Tree houses, treehouses, or tree forts, are buildings constructed among the Branches around or next to the trunk of one or more mature

After the attack, the Huaorani stripped the plane of its fabric skin. The plane was then abandoned and left to the river. It disappeared, and was not discovered until 1994. Someone was walking along the sandbar and noticed a piece of bare metal sticking out of the sand. It was later discovered to be part of the metal framework of the Piper aircraft flown by Nate Saint. Piper Aircraft Inc, is a manufacturer of General aviation Aircraft, located at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport in Vero Beach Florida The Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser is a small touring aircraft first flown in March 1947, a development of the earlier "Nate" Saint ( August 30, 1923 &ndash January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian Missionary The river had almost completely buried its remains in the sand. The framework of the plane is now displayed in the headquarters of the Mission Aviation Fellowship. Mission Aviation Fellowship is a Christian Missionary organization whose primary purpose is to provide Air transportation in support of missionary efforts

Today, the Huaorani Christian community often use the Curaray River as a site for baptisms. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Steve Saint and his children were all baptized there. Stephen Farris Saint (born January 30, 1951) is an Ecuadorian born business entrepreneur pilot and author

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
network: | |