Guahibo People

Place: Llanos Or Savanna Plains In Eastern Colombia (Arauca

Biography:

The Guahibo people are an indigenous people native to the Llanos or savanna plains in eastern Colombia (Arauca, Meta, Guainia, and Vichada departments) and in southern Venezuela near the Colombian border. The Guahibo language is spoken by about 23,006 people in Colombia and additional 8,428 in Venezuela. The Guajiboan languages are spoken in the Orinoco River region in eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela, a savanna region known as the Llanos. The name Sikuani is regarded as derogatory by some Guahibo people.