Muisca architecture
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The Muisca, inhabiting the central highlands of the Colombian Andes, were one of the four great civilizations of the Americas. Unlike the three civilizations in present-day Mexico and Peru, they did n
During the earliest stages of inhabitation, the people lived in caves and rock shelters, for example the Piedras del Tunjo in Facatativá
Replica of Muisca bohíos
As in North America, here Timucua, the villages of the Muisca were surrounded by wooden poles; enclosures
Bohíos were built slightly elevated from the surrounding area, like in Tayrona National Park
Muisca astronomy
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This article describes the astronomy of the Muisca. The Muisca, one of the four advanced civilisations in the Americas before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, had a thorough understanding of astron
Mural showing various gods based on the astronomy of the Muisca, most notably the Sun; Sué, Moon; Chía and bearded messenger Bochica
Reconstruction of the Sun Temple of Suamox
El Infiernito is one of the few surviving sites of the Muisca astronomy
Chía, goddess of the Moon, rising over the Bogotá savanna