Yukpa is an
Amerindian ethnic group that inhabits the northeastern part of the
Cesar Department in northern
Colombia by the
Serranía del Perijá bordering
Venezuela. Their territory covers the eastern areas of the
municipalities of
Robles La Paz,
Codazzi and
Becerril in ''
Resguardos'' (
indian reserve) named
Socorpa,
Menkue,
El Cozo Iroka and some other small areas in Venezuela. According to an
Inter Press Service story, the majority of the Yukpa, who number nearly 10,000, live in Venezuela although some communities are still located in the mountains across the border in Colombia.
Venezuela Government Distributes Land to Yukpa Indians
The Yukpa people have been known to consume certain nest-inhabiting wasp species, such as '' Polistes pacificus'', which make paper nests that can be quickly knocked from its hanging place on a tree directly into a fire, where the larvae are then toasted.
See also
* Yukpa language
Notes
External links
Ethnologue.com: the Yukpa language
Red de Gestores Sociales: Yukpa
ESTUDIO SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES Y CALIDAD DE VIDA DE LA ETNIA YUKPA
ESTUDIO SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES Y CALIDAD DE VIDA DE LA ETNIA YUKPA
Scribd
David M. Howard account of protestant missionaries among Yukpa Indians
"Venezuela Returns More Land to Yukpa People in 2011,"
''Indian Country Today''
"Taking the Gospel to the Yukpa"
The Wall Street Journal
Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
Indigenous peoples in Colombia
Indigenous peoples in Venezuela
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