 Yagua man demonstrating the use of a punaca at one of the Amazonian islands near Iquitos | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,000[1] (2000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Colombia,  Peru | |
| Languages | |
| Yagua, Spanish[1] | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Christianity[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yameo people |
Yagua are an indigenous people in Colombia and northeastern Peru, numbering approximately 6,000.[1] Currently, they live near the Amazon, Napo, Putumayo and Yavari rivers and their tributaries. As of 2005, some Yagua have migrated northward to Colombia, near the town of Leticia.