The Warao Indians live in huts on stilts which usually have a thatched roof but no walls. A fire pit made of clay is in the center and the Indians sleep in hammocks. One year after Columbus [...]

The Warao Indians live in huts on stilts which usually have a thatched roof but no walls. A fire pit made of clay is in the center and the Indians sleep in hammocks. One year after Columbus discovered the Orinoco Delta, Alonso de Ojeda sailed into the area, saw the huts on stilts over the water and named the area Venezuela or "Little Venice. The only mode of transportation for hundreds of miles is by bongo, or dugout canoe. The name Warao means literally "Boat People." Children here learn to paddle before they can walk.



Warao es un pueblo indígena venezolano que habita el delta del Orinoco y parte del sur del estado Monagas compuesto por más de 36.000 personas. También es la lengua hablada por esa comunidad.

El pueblo Warao vive a orillas de los caños o brazos que forman el Delta del Orinoco, en las islas construidas con los sedimentos arrastrados por este caudaloso río, al depositarse debido al freno que ejercen las corrientes y las mareas sobre las aguas fluviales.

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