World’s Oldest People
Probably the oldest people in the world are the Motilon Indians of north-west Venezuela, who for the past 200 years have murdered practically every foreigner who has tried to enter their country. Only a few of- them have ever been executed or imprisoned in retribution, for they are very skilled at leading their pursuers into the impenetrable bush, and there striking them down suddenly from behind with their poisoned arrows. Although the oilfields of the American petroleum companies lie some distance frorr s the home of these natives, they are surrounded with thick, barbed wire, and the workers venture out only in groups and heavily armed.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 26, 29 November 1948, Page 6
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109World’s Oldest People Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 26, 29 November 1948, Page 6
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