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Masakenari sits on a mountain in an area called Kanashen which spreads across Guyana's southern border with Brazil. According to anthropologist Stephanie Aleman, "the real spelling of Kanashen  is "Kaanashenay" which breaks down into Kaan (God) a (you) she (or xe - loves) nay (here) - God loves you here - the name of the missionary village established in the 1950's." The Wai Wai own this 1.6 million acre site which represents one of the last remaining pristine forests in South America.

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