The Pemon People live in the Gran Sabana in Venezuela, specifically in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State. According to the 2001 census there were 15,094 Pemon speakers in Venezuela. During your Venezuela Gap Year you will be able to meet some Pemon people and learn about the culture of the people. This is experienced on the Venezuela Adventure Classroom.

The Pemon were first encountered by westerners in the 18th century and encouraged to convert to Christianity. Their society is based on trade and considered egalitarian and decentralized, and in Venezuela funding from petrodollars have helped fund community projects, and ecotourism opportunities are also being developed – a good example of which is the adventure class room programme.

In Venezuela the Pemon live in the Gran Sabana grassland plateau dotted with tabletop mountains where the Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, plunges from Auyantepui Canaima National Park.