The research project "Traditional Healthcare Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Basic Information" is part of the Health for the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Initiative of the Pan-American Health Organization. It is important to peak the interest and obtain the participation of the National Institute of Health (NIH) from the USA, and through the Office of Alternative Medicine, finance part of the project and collaborate in the technical review of the research instrument (a questionnaire to be answered by the respondents). (AU)