A typical hut. Everything is self contained in a single room from the wash/dry room to the kitchen, bed room (or rather hammock room) and storage room for the coke bottles.

This is a collection of portraits of the Warao people living in the Orinoco Delta. These are some of the most authentic indigenous people I've ever visited in my travels.

This place is full of children and I must say that the children here were one of the highlights of the trip. The large number of children is due to the large families and high mortality rate of the children especially the males who can be afflicted by a deadly disease.

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Mike > Child selling bead necklaces and bracelets. These are made from seeds gathered from the ground and tied together with a string. The big seed in the centre of the necklace is a symbol of good luck.

Mike > Child shaving sticks in the front porch.

Mike > Family crossing the river on a warao (the warao is a boat or canoe) and these people are called the warao tribe because of their canoe making skills.

Mike > The poor parrot fell in the water here and has just climbed back on the canoe. It was rather funny even though I felt a bit sorry for him.

Mike > Children playing in their hut. The boy ended swimming after a while.

Mike > A typical hut. Everything is self contained in a single room from the wash/dry room to the kitchen, bed room (or rather hammock room) and storage room for the coke bottles.

A typical hut. Everything is self contained in a single room from the wash/dry room to the kitchen, bed room (or rather hammock room) and storage room for the coke bottles.