Warao's house along Orinoco river, Indigenous living in Orinoco Delta, Venezuela - stock photo

Warao, a word that means in their own language "Water people", after their lifelong and intimate connection to the water, are a peaceful and friendly tribe whose culture dates from about 8,500 years ago. They live mainly by hunting, fishing and gathering wild fruits, likewise, in some areas, planting bananas, plantains, manioc and others.The Waraos live only in Delta Amacuro State and surrounding areas, build their Palafitos (wall-less thatched-roof huts built upon stilts) along the banks of the channels and move mainly in canoes. The Waraos community, currently, has a population of approximately 36,000 persons, being the second largest native ethnic group of Venezuela, just after the Wayúu, to the west of the country.