The people who lived there in the area my wife is from were the Muisca - Chibcha people in the area of Bogota, then part of Nueva Granada during the time of the conquistadors through to their independence.
There were many coastal tribes but the Muisca tribes were very wealthy having established a strong economic bond with surrounding tribes trading salt of all things.
They survived the conquest and slaughter by either hiding or intermarriage and acclimation to Spanish culture. Make no mistake that Spanish colonial practices were anything less than brutal. The Spanish had only just freed themselves from the muslim conquerors in 1492. They carried those brutal lessons to the new world.
Many women in Bogota who exhibit genetic traits of the indigenous tribes likely share some heritage with the indigenous people. They are truly a beautiful people. I’ve visited some 20 cities in the area, it’s a simply fascinating country and the women... :)
I probably enjoy history a little too much, excuse my blather.
Thanks.
“I probably enjoy history a little too much”
Isn’t that one of those things, like “too much lobster,” that one hears of but never sees?
Do you know of a history of that period that one can read without being deafened by the sound of axes grinding?