JUAN EDWIN MANUYAMA PACAYA

I have born in the 28 de Julio setlement in 1974. My parents are don Victor Manuyama Maytahuari, who is an agricultor, and dofia Luzmila Pacaya Tmani, I an a son from a very humble family.
Mi first studies I have made in Pucallpa, because since I was small my parents moved to live in Pucallpa; so I am still studying the high school in the third degree.
I like very much the subject about art. since I was small I like to draw and when my parents saw to me they wanted for me to study Fine Arts but it was imposible for not having enough money to pay monthly those studies, it happened when I was 10 years old.
The time was passing and still I was practicing to draw, I was wanting to learn how to paint, so and I started to practice by myself. A certain day when I was in the market square, I have mo listened a group of ladies talking about the Usko-Ayar School, and I asked to one of them the address and she gave to me. I came back at my home and I told my parents about the school and they decided for me to study there saying to me, if you wish to learn how to paint you must do it.
I was drawing for three months about and the director said to me: It is time for you to start painting; I was so happy learning many things but at ends of 1991, I asked a permission to the director for two years because I had to go for serving in the army and when I finished I returned back to continue with my painting studies.
My thanks for the founder and of the Usko-Ayar Amazonian School of Painting don Pablo Amaringo Shuna, because he is teaching us many things about art.
The school is small but there is honesty, and respect, I am glad being a student, becaure I am learning much from the teachers whom give us good advices.
My objective of the school is to protect and preserve the environment by encouraging to the youth through the art education.
I am 21 years old and we are six brothers. My hobby is to practice sports everyday.

JUAN RICOPA YAHUARCANI

I have born in Tamanco on June 22, 1970; my parents are don Federico Ricopa and doiia Olga Yahuareani, both natural from Florde Punga.
I have started my studies in the Tupac Amaru school where I have finished my studies my mother became very ill and my father decided to move for living in Pucallpa and one month later my mother died when I was 12. I let my studies for two years things were hard and sad for me I did not have my father's help so I started to work and also I started to draw and paint by myself; when I was 14 I got a job where the people of a shop help to me to study. Then I started to study painting with a local painter and he told me about Usko-Ayar I was walking everywhere searching this place and then I becane a student of Usko-Ayar in 1990.
It is important to say that the school is very important not only teaching painting but also in teaching English and giving an encourage for protecting and preserving nature and many things more.
Now. I am working in a hotel, it is very hard but I have some time to paint. I am humble I do not like to drink alcohol. Neither cigarretes. My entertainment is to study, to work and to paint.
I like to listen romantic music. My goal is to learn how to paint and all concerning to the music.

JUAN VASQUEZ AMARINGO

I have born on March 18, 1967 in the PucaIlpa city; my parents were don Juan Miguel Vasquez Perez and dofia Martha Amaringo Shuna, my parents were of a humble economic situations when I was six years old my mother has died with with belly cancer since a short age I breed as a son of my uncle don Pablo Amaringo Shuffa and dofia Martha Amaringo Shuna since the six months age. I I loose my father don Juan Miguel Vasquez Perez, he die also when I was 14 years old.
When I was seven for the encourage of my uncle don Pablo Amaringo Shuna, I started to learn painting and drawing, getting my goal as a specialist painter in Amazonian landscapes when I was eight years old, I learn the oil and esmalte techniques having notable aptitudes on painting, I was also since child for the music starting on learning when I was twelves with the encourage of my uncle Fortunato Amaringo Shuna, my friends and neighbors, but -do not studying in a Superior School of Music, for she small economic resourses of the parents who were taking care of me, I got to learn how to play music when I was fourteen working as a musician in many musical groups in Pucallpa, letting for one side an painting for the small importance geve to the artist painters such in Pucallpa as in my country, becoming -to paint again in 1988, with the encourage of the Usko-Ayar Amazonian Soool of painting creations being the founders my uncle don Pablo Amaringo Shuna and the co-foundre Luis Eduardo Luna. He also studied the primary school in the place I live and I have finished ready my high school in the CEMBA National School from Pucallpa. I like very much reading about policy subjects, I like to conserve much the folk of my country, the andean and amazonic folk as the huaynos, huayles, mulisas, the changanacuyt citaracuy and the pandillas.
Now a days I am living making company to my little grandma and to my uncle don Pablo; together with my wife Lidia Gonzales and my two sons Pablito Miguel is four years old, who started to paint when he was two doing abstract painting very colorful and where we see things almost well defined; and Jose Luis is three he also paints some times as the same style of his little brother for the encourage of his uncle-grandfather don Pablo Amaringo, in the house where the scool runs in Pucallpa, a humble town ward, called Fray Martln, at three kilometers from down town of Pucallpa. I am now a days a painter teacher of the school Usko-Ayar.

JULIO HURTATO P

I have born in the Fray Martin town, that is near the Pucallpa city capital of the Callerta district, a sunday of April 18, 1976, at 6:45 a.m.
Pucallpa's name comes from two quechua voices:Puca--red and Allpa--earth, that means red-earth.
Pucallpa, is situated to 154 mts on the level sea, to 782 kms. from the Lima city, and -co 990 kms. from the Iquitos city, by the Ucayali river.
My parents: Don Eleodoro Hurtado Perez (who has died when I was six months after I have born). qnd Dofia Teresa Panduro Guerre both of Peruvian nationallity. My father came from a reach family, so that he developed him- self in many subjects. He always though to help to the others as his possibilities, and his desire was that the Hurtado's family can live in union, peace, and happiness; that he did not see for his sudden death. He loved nature. Since my father died the things had changed for my family, so that I come from a humble home and I have four brothers. I have studied my primary school at the Arenal No 64019 (since 1982 to 1988). My high school in Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe high school, till second year.
I am very timid since my childhood, pasive, player, and very curious, I have suffered many illness till 1 almost died. so that now a days I am thin, I am 1.78 ball, my hobby is reading. I write up in my free time, I like to look at the nature care fully to Make i my paintings and to give to the world the beauty beauty and mistic jungle, so thect I paitn high and complicate jungles. My mother has suffer a lot for bringing up to us, she was ge tting up very early to go to the market every day for selling and to make many other activities for our daily bread. Since I was four I was thinking to work for me to help to my mother and to share with my brothers.

LIMBER J ALMEYDA P

I was born in Pucallpa 29 years ago. I am the fourth of six children. My father is a humble state employee; my mother is a housewife. When I was 10 years old I became seriously ill recovering some years later. When I was little I wanted to be a soccer player and for a while was the goal keeper of the team of my school. When I was 17 the teacher in my school told us to read any book we could find of a Peruvian author. I remember an old book that was once on the book shelf at home. It was a novel by Ciro Alegria "The world is wide and strange." I read it and since then became very interested in literature.
I finished high school in 1985. I wanted to study medicine but my financial limitations prevented me from doing so. I studied language and literature and became a teacher. But I was not satisfied with this. I went to Lima trying to get a better education but I had to return for lack of money. Then I went to Trujillo, Iquitos and Benjamin Constant. In all these places I went through terrible difficulties. I went back to Pucallpa as a beaten man, but then I heard about Usko Ayar school and enrolled in it. I have been at school since and am very happy to be a part of this beautiful group of people, working under the guidance of Pablo Amaringo. I am grateful that I am being taught for free.