Originally inhabited by carib and arawak indians , venezuela was claimed as a spanish territory by christopher columbus in 1498 .
最初由加勒比和阿拉瓦克印第安人居住声称委内瑞拉作为一个由哥伦布于1498年,西班牙领土。
A scattering of arawak indian villages once surrounded jamaica 's second largest most visited city , but now high-rise hotels restaurants dominate the coastal landscape .