Moxos

The Beni savannas, also known as the Moxos plains, are the third largest complexes of savannas in South America.

Beni savanna 2008

This comparison seems to prove that the analogies observed in the roots of the Pareni and the Maypure tongues are not to be neglected; they are, however, scarcely more frequent than those that have been observed between the Maypure of the Upper Orinoco and the language of the Moxos, which is spoken on the banks of the Marmora, from 15 to 20° of south latitude.

Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

This comparison seems to prove that the analogies observed in the roots of the Pareni and the Maypure tongues are not to be neglected; they are, however, scarcely more frequent than those that have been observed between the Maypure of the Upper Orinoco and the language of the Moxos, which is spoken on the banks of the Marmora, from 15 to 20 degrees of south latitude.

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

We went to check out the famed fiesta in San Ignacio de Moxos, and it did not disappoint.

Beni and beyond « Wanderings 2008

Russ and I at the Rio Mamore, the largest river crossing en route from Trinidad to San Ignacio de Moxos.

Beni and beyond « Wanderings 2008

Incas eventually reached the country of the Musus (Moxos) and opened friendly relations with them.

History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

The Moxos Indians of Bolivia thought that if a hunter’s wife was unfaithful to him in his absence he would be bitten by a serpent or a jaguar.

Chapter 3. Sympathetic Magic. § 2. Homoeopathic or Imitative Magic 1922

The Moxos Indians of Bolivia thought that if a hunter's wife was unfaithful to him in his absence he would be bitten by a serpent or a jaguar.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

Campa of the extreme upper Ucayali and the celebrated Moxos (q. v.) of Bolivia, whose main territory was about the lower Orinoco, and in the West Indies.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

Ocopa, Peru, about the end of the eighteenth century; the still uncivilized Toromona and Araume and several others; and the more remote Sapibocona of the Moxos mission farther to the south.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913