Until the 2002 expedition led by the nature photographer Alejandro Balaguer, the Ashaninka natives who are now positioned next to the Natural Bridge were located about 5 Kilometers downstream. This small community has gradually migrated to its present location because the animals who form part of their diet tend to disappear when they stay too long in one place. This information was obtained by the leader of the land expedition of 2006 to the Natural Bridge, Joel Rivera, in his conversation with the people who live there. Unfortunately these people are spoiling the landscape around the Natural Bridge. However, it is probable that they will go back to where they settled in past years where the forest should recover, letting the surroundings of the Natural Bridge recover its original splendor. The IKONOS satellite image of the year 2005 (below) shows the Asháninka community's small initial campsite at the zone, that subsequently has grown as the photos of the years 2007 and 2008 show.