Meicuchuca
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Meicuchuca was the first ruler of Bacatá, as of around 1450. His zaque counterpart ruling over the northern area of the Muisca territory was Hunzahúa.
portrait of Meicuchuca, by: Andrés Camilo Bohórquez Roa
Muisca raft detail Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Templo del sol
Chía Bogotá May 2016
Bacatá
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Bacatá is the name given to the main settlement of one of the Muisca Confederations on the Bogotá savanna. It mostly refers to an area, rather than an individual village, although the name is also fou
When the first humans arrived in the area of Bacatá, the retreating lake shores were populated by the extinct New World gomphothere Cuvieronius
The almost circular Lake Guatavita was one of the most sacred sites of the Muisca. In this lake, the initiation ritual of the new zipa was held
Muisca fishermen in Funza (Bacatá)
Muyquytá was conquered by the troops of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in April 1537