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Cochimi The Cochimi were a semi-nomadic Native American tribe in Baja California that perished in the 1860s due to epidemics, lack of access to traditional resources, and low birth rates. According to historical records, the Cochimi were one of the most willing Christian converts of all the indigenous groups in Baja California. As a result, by the beginning of the nineteenth century the traditional Cochimi culture had almost completely disappeared. Before the Spanish arrived it has been estimated that the Yuman-speaking Cochimi numbered upwards of 20,000. Name: Cochimi. In early historic records the Cochimi were sometimes called the Laymone. Location: Baja California from Loreto to the San Pedro Martir Sierra. Population: 25,000 in 1697; none today. Language Family: Yuman. Return to California Native American Indigenous Peoples Tribal List |