The village of Mashient was chosen for the location of this camp because of its convenient location on the Pastaza river.
The Pastaza River surges into the province from the west and as the landscape flattens, meanders on to the Napo, a tributary of the Amazon.
CONDENPE confirms as well officially the legal status of autonomy or self-government of the Sápara Nation of Ecuador N.A.S.E. and confirms their territory between the rivers Pindoyacu, Conambo and Alto Corrientes (Upper River) in the province of Pastaza.
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It is confirmed as well that the head office of NASE is the city of Puyo, Pastaza.
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They once occupied some 12,000 mi² between the Napo River and the Pastaza.