Before A.D. 1000, the Caribs lived along the Orinoco River and in the Amazon Basin. They were adversaries of the Arawak Indians and pursued them up the Orinoco and onto the Lesser Antilles. The Caribs and Arawaks shared many traditions, including the practice of conuco agriculture.he Caribs are an American Indian people who migrated around A.D. 1000 from South America to islands in the sea eventually named for them, the Caribbean. Known for their skills in warfare, they were more successful than many native groups in resisting European colonists.