Yukpa is an

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ethnic group that inhabits the northeastern part of the

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in northern

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by the Serranía del Perijá bordering

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. Their territory covers the eastern areas of the

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of Robles La Paz, Codazzi and

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in '' Resguardos'' (

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) named Socorpa, Menkue, El Cozo Iroka and some other small areas in Venezuela. According to an

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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.

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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 Circum-Caribbean tribes Indigenous peoples in Colombia Indigenous peoples in Venezuela {{SouthAm-ethno-group-stub

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