Wayuu
Lands
The Guajira Peninsula, shared by northern Colombia (La Guajira) and northwestern Venezuela (Zulia)
Facts 3
Population
Colombia's 2018 census counted 380,460 people who identify as Wayuu, up 40.7 percent from 2005.
As of 2018 Source: DANE (National Administrative Department of Statistics, Colombia), Resultados CNPV 2018: Pueblo Wayúu, La Guajira (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Wayuu justice rests on dialogue: respected mediators called Pütchipü'üi, or palabreros, settle disputes between clans through repair and compensation. UNESCO listed this system in 2010.
As of 2010 Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü'üi (palabrero) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The Wayuu live on the Guajira Peninsula, which spans the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü'üi (palabrero) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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