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Indigenous peoples in Colombia
The Indigenous peoples in Colombia (pueblos indigenas in Spanish) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country's present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500.
Origins
The two main linguistic ethnic groups that dominated the territory now known as Colombia during the pre-Colombian period were the Carib and the Chibcha. They possessed different organizational structures and distinct languages and cultures. In upper Magdalene region, from 5th to 8th century, many tumuli with sculptures were raised in San Agustin.The region now occupied by the city of Bogota was inhabited by the Muisca. In the modern ...
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