Tairona or Tayrona was a Pre-Columbian culture of Colombia, which consisted in a group of chiefdoms in the region of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in present-day Cesar, Magdalena and La Guajira Departments of Colombia, South America, which goes back at least to the 1st century AD and had significant demographic growth around the 11th century.

Dec 5, 2016 · The Tairona civilization - one of the Chibcha family tribes - flourished in northern Colombia between 200 CE and 1600 CE. Like the Muisca of Cundinamarca, the Tairona were known for their expertise in crafting and metallurgy, especially goldsmithing.

Tairona, Indians of the northern Colombian Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known only from occasional references in Spanish colonial writings and from archaeological study. The Tairona used stone to build houses, tombs, bridges, and terraced platforms.

The Tairona culture stood out for its cultural richness and its resistance to the Spanish conquest. They worshiped deities such as Gauteovan, the creator god, and Peico, god of the sea. Their sociopolitical organization included priests, chiefs and warriors to maintain order.

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Artist: Tairona artist(s) Date: 900–1600 CE. Geography: Colombia. Culture: Tairona. Medium: Gold. Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 × W. 6 5/8 × D. 2 in. (13.7 × 16.8 × 5.1 cm) Classification: Metal-Ornaments. Credit Line: Gift of H. L. Bache Foundation, 1969. Object Number: 69.7.10

May 26, 2024 · Known as Ciudad Perdida, or the "Lost City," this sprawling complex of stone terraces, plazas, and circular houses was built by the Tairona civilization between the 8th and 14th centuries AD.

Aug 23, 2022 · Ubicada al norte del territorio colombiano, la cultura tairona, en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, comprendía las zonas de tres departamentos: Cesar, Magdalena y Guajira, con la cuenca de los ríos Guachaca, Don Diego y Buritaca.

Legas, Anne, El animal en el mundo mítico tairona, Bogotá, Fundación de Investigaciones Arqueológicas Nacionales del Banco República, 1988. Tairona. Recuperado de Pueblosoriginarios.

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