There are three major groups of people located in Baja California. They are the Cochimi in Northern Baja, the Guaycuras in Central Borneo, and the Pericus in the Cape region.
Cochimi:
The Cochimi people live in a very large part of Baja California. They live from North of the Rosario to east Baja California. Cochimi people are a hunter gatherer group that survived by fishing and eating fruits, berries, and seeds.
Guyacuras:
The Guyacura people were direct neighbors of the Pericu. The Guyacura early contact with the Spanish people, going back as far as 1530. In 1734 there was a revolt against the missionaries by the Pericu people. The revolt was unsuccessful even though the Pericu were aided by some Guyacura people. The Guyacura were extinct by 1800.
Pericu:
The Pericu people roamed the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula about 600 years ago. Pericu people were relatives to the first American settlers. There downfall came in the sixteenth century during the Spanish Conquest.
Cochimi:
The Cochimi people live in a very large part of Baja California. They live from North of the Rosario to east Baja California. Cochimi people are a hunter gatherer group that survived by fishing and eating fruits, berries, and seeds.
Guyacuras:
The Guyacura people were direct neighbors of the Pericu. The Guyacura early contact with the Spanish people, going back as far as 1530. In 1734 there was a revolt against the missionaries by the Pericu people. The revolt was unsuccessful even though the Pericu were aided by some Guyacura people. The Guyacura were extinct by 1800.
Pericu:
The Pericu people roamed the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula about 600 years ago. Pericu people were relatives to the first American settlers. There downfall came in the sixteenth century during the Spanish Conquest.