Mari Luz Canaquiri is a Kukama leader and guardian of the Marañón River in the Peruvian Amazon. As the head of the Association of Huaynakana Kamatahuara Kana Women, she played a central role in the campaign to grant the Marañon river legal personhood—a groundbreaking move in Peru aimed at protecting them from pollution and oil spills. In recognition of her tireless efforts to defend the river, in 2025 Mariluz was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the Nobel Prize for the Environment.