Bogotá savanna
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The Bogotá savanna is a montane savanna, located in the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the center of Colombia. The Bogotá savanna has an extent of 4,251.6 square kilometres and a
The Bogotá savanna near the city of Bogotá
Hills of Sesquilé in the northeast of the Bogotá savanna
The climber's paradise Rocas de Suesca form the northeastern boundary of the Bogotá savanna
The Bogotá River separating Cota, Cundinamarca (top) from Bogotá
Muisca economy
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The economy of the muisca chiefdoms was marked by markets and autonomy of communities, as well as a system of exploitation of multiple North Andean eco-zones. Politically, the muisca chiefs or cacique
Early Spanish chronicler Pedro Simón.
Muisca mummies were carried on the backs of the warriors during battles.
Salt was mined in Nemocón, Tausa and Zipaquirá, giving the Muisca the name "The Salt People"
Emeralds were exploited using pits dug next to the formation. Because the emeralds from Somondoco were in sedimentary rocks, they would wash clean into the pits during the rainy season