taken these pictures 3 weeks earlier. His local guide Nicolas "Shaco" Flores, who was found dead six days later with a bamboo-tipped arrow stuck in his heart, is believed to have been killed by members of the Mashco-Piro tribe. In August 2013, the BBC reported that a group of Mashco-Piros had been seen apparently asking neighboring villagers for food. The Peruvian government has banned contact with the Mashco-Piros for fear that they might be infected by strangers with diseases to which the Mashco-Piros have not built up immunity. See also Uncontacted peoples References External links "Rare glimpse of isolated Peruvian tribe", BBC News "Rare video of long isolated Peru tribe of Mashco-Piro Indians released." The Telegraph. August 20, 2013. Last isolated tribes NY Times, August 8, 2015 Uncontacted peoples Hunter-gatherers of South America Indigenous peoples in Peru Indigenous peoples of the Amazon