The Pech people, previously known as the Paya, are an indigenous ethnic group in north-eastern Honduras. [1] . According to a 2007 census conducted by indigenous organisations, 6,024 people self-identified as being of Pech descent. [1] .

Pesh is a language of great antiquity, which has been estimated at 4,000 years, and it is the only true Chibcha that is still spoken in Honduras; the most closely related languages are found in Costa Rica.

2021年9月1日 · “We belong to the earth and to the earth we shall return”. The indigenous Pech people (one of the original peoples of Honduras), is one of the few with nomadic roots in Central America. Their vision of the world is closely connected to the care and conservation of the Earth.

Pech (Paya) were the original inhabitants of the Bay Island of Roatan but were relocated to the mining areas of the mainland by the Spanish during the early colonial period. There are now about 6,024 Pech confined to a few small communities in Olancho, Colón and Gracias a Dios.

Pech (Paya) were the original inhabitants of the Bay Island of Roatan but were relocated to the mining areas of the mainland by the Spanish during the early colonial period. There are now about 6,024 Pech confined to a few small communities in Olancho, Colón and Gracias a Dios.

See The Pech ethnic group in Honduras. They live in the thick mountains of the Río Plátano. Little is preserved of their traditional music. The elderly jealously guard the secrets of their music …

2010年3月2日 · At the time of Columbus, the Pesch, known in Honduras and the anthropological literature as the Paya, are believed to have lived across as much as one-fourth of the country, more than any other aboriginal group.

Los Pesh conocidos peyorativamente como payas, tienen origen aún desconocido; su evolución se pierde entre la historia y el mito. Son probables descendientes de los Chibchas, ya que los hablantes de este idioma salieron de América del Sur probablemente hace 3,000 años y se establecieron a lo largo del camino entre Colombia y América Central.

Pech or Pesh is a Chibchan language spoken in Honduras. It was formerly known as Paya, and continues to be referred to in this manner by several sources, though there are negative connotations associated with this term. [2] It has also been referred to as Seco. There are 300 speakers according to Yasugi (2007). [1]

The Pech are an indigenous people in northeastern Honduras, whose population, as of early 2005, had been reduced to 3,800. The Pech language is a member of the Chibchan family of languages, and, although it is still spoken by older people, it is in danger of extinction in the relatively near future.