Chibcha who are them??

Chibcha also called Muisca are South American Indians that at the time of the spanish conquest occupied the higlands surrounding what in present day is known as Bogota and Tunja in Colombia. They had a population of more tan 500,000 people and were very centralized politically.

Territory

Bacatá District: Teusaquillo, Tenjo, Subachoque, Facatativá, Tabio,

Cota, Chía, Usaquén, Engativá, Suba, Sopó, Usme, and Zipacón.

Fusagasugá District: Fusagasugá, Pasca, and Tibacuy.

Zipaquirá District: Nemocón, Susa, Lenguazaque, Ubaté, Simijaca, and Chocontá.

Gachetá District: Gachetá, Guatavita, and Suesca.

Soratá, Ramiriquí, Samacá, Machetá, Tenza, Tibirito Lenguazaque, and Turmequé

Cerinza, Ocabitá, Onzaga, Ibacucu, Sativa, Tibaná.

Bosbanza, Toca, Sogamoso.

Guaneta, Charalá, Chipata, Tinjacá, and others.

The Golden One

The Golden One is the term used by Europeans to describe a tribal chief of the Muiscas(ChibChas) that as an initiation rite the tribal chief is set in a raft, covered in gold dust and sumerged in the Lake Guatavita.

Over time, The Golden One meaning extended and start to refer to a lost golden city and even an entire region. When the Spanish Conquistadors heard these incredible tales of a city paved in gold they tried every means possible to find it.

The Significance of Gold

The signifance of gold to these ancient populations cant be understood in terms of the modern currency. For these populations gold was known to have and important symbolic and spiritual meaning, also it was engage for animal spirits, music, dance and sunlight. 

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