The Igneri were a pre-Colombian ethnic group that was once part of the Arawak tribe. They're said to have originated in the Orinoco region in Venezuela. They inhabited the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico they were preceded by the Arcaico (Archaic) culture, who're believed to have originated in Central America, and followed by the Taíno culture, who came from South America. In the Windward Islands they were preceded by the Ortoiroid people, who came from South America, and w… (More on Igneri)