Cacaopera people

Cacaopera
Cacaopera woman holding a candle in Morazan, El Salvador
Cacaopera woman holding a candle in Morazan, El Salvador.
Total population
 Nicaragua - 97,500
Regions with significant populations
 El Salvador (Morazán)
 Nicaragua (Matagalpa)[1]
Languages
Cacaopera, Matagalpa
Religion
Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Miskito and Mayangna
Map of Cacaopera indigenous groups in both countries.

The Cacaopera people also known as the Matagalpa or Ulúa.,[2] are an indigenous people in what is now El Salvador and Nicaragua.

  1. ^ "Nicaragua - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs". www.iwgia.org. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Cacaopera." UNESCO World Heritage Centre. (retrieved 1 Dec 2011)