Exhibit 32



                          Certification of CEO and CFO
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the annual report of Corriente Resources Inc. (the
"Registrant") on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
Kenneth R. Shannon, as Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, and Darryl F.
Jones, as Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, each hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Registrant.





/S/ KENNETH R. SHANNON
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By:     Kenneth R. Shannon
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
March 31, 2006




/S/ DARRYL F. JONES
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By:     Darryl F. Jones
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
March 31, 2006



This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Registrant for purposes of
ss.18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.