Koriabo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 7°37′N 59°38′W / 7.617°N 59.633°W | |
Country | Guyana |
Region | Barima-Waini |
Population (2012)
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• Total | 565 |
Koriabo is a community in the Barima-Waini region of Guyana, standing at an altitude of 36 metres. Barima and Koriba form an Amerindian community [2] which is mainly inhabited by Warao people with a minority of Arawak and Kalina people. [3]
Dutch plantations were established in the area in the 1760s. [4] Koriabo was established as a mission in 1946. [3] The economy is based on subsistence farming. [3] Gold mining in the area is threatening the water supply. [5]
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OUR LAND, OUR LIFE (PDF). Amerindian Peoples Association and Forest Peoples Programme.
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