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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Rio Arauca Guajibo of Colombia

The Rio Arauca Guajibo of Colombia, numbering approximately 150 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a very small Indigenous subgroup of the larger Guahibo (Sikuani/Hiwi/Jiwi) people who live along the Arauca River on the Colombia–Venezuela border, especially in Venezuela’s Apure region and adjacent parts of Colombia. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Playero is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Rio Arauca Guajibo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Playero (gob)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016276
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Playero
Language Family: Guahiboan

76%
%
Playero Speakers

Media Resources in Playero:

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Bible Resources in Playero:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rio Arauca Guajibo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Rio Arauca Guajibo:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Rio Arauca Guajibo of Colombia

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Guajibo, Rio Arauca Across Countries (ROP3 - 108380) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Rio Arauca GuajiboPG016276Rio Arauca GuajiboColombia150Engaged yet UnreachedPlayeroEthnoreligion

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