Alternate names: Muisca, Mosca Classification: Chibchan, Chibchan Proper Language use: The Chibcha people are still located near the towns of Tocancipa, Cota, Gachancipa and Tenjo. No speakers are left. Comments: Almost one million before extinction in the 18th century.
The Chibchas of Colombia, the Quechuas of Peru and the Aymaras of Bolivia were the 3 most important sedentary Indian groups in South America.
The Chibchalanguage (Chibchan) was so important in the area that when the Spanish conquerors came they had a communication problem in their quest to evangelize and use native resources.
The Chibchas are one of the most studied populations in anthropologic historiography, having numerous publications dedicated to linguistics, etnohistory, archaeology and bioanthropology.
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