ous ▁people , ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁is ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Way u u ▁( or ▁Gu aj iro ) ▁people ▁who ▁primarily ▁live ▁in ▁Z ul ia ▁between ▁Lake ▁Mar aca ib o ▁and ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁border . ▁Another ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁or ▁so ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁sout he astern ▁states ▁of ▁Amazon as , ▁Bol í var , ▁and ▁D elta ▁Am ac uro . ▁There ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 6 ▁ind igen ous ▁groups ▁in ▁Venezuela , ▁including ▁the ▁Ya <0xCC> <0xA7> nom am ö , ▁P emon , ▁W ara o ▁people , ▁B ani wa ▁people , ▁K ali ' na ▁people , ▁Mot il one ▁Bar í , ▁Ye ' ku ana , ▁and ▁Y ar uro . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁how ▁many ▁people ▁lived ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁before ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Con quest ; ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁around ▁a ▁million ▁people ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁today ' s ▁pe op les ▁included ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Au ak é , ▁Ca quet io , ▁Mar iche , ▁P emon , ▁P iar oa ▁and ▁Tim oto - cu icas . ▁The ▁number ▁was ▁much ▁reduced ▁after ▁the ▁Con quest , ▁mainly ▁through ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁new ▁dise ases ▁from ▁Europe . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁main ▁north - s outh ▁axes ▁of ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁population