Prehistory of Colombia

right|thumb|260px|Location of Muisca in Colombia. right|thumb|260px|View of the Eastern Ranges of the Andean natural region[[Lake Tota is clearly visible]] right|thumb|260px|The Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges; territory of the Muisca right|thumb|260px|Southwestern Altiplano; Bogotá savanna, territory of the southern mosca (zipa)

Tierradentro (meaning "Underground" in Spanish for their well-known tombs) is one of the ancient Pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia. It started to flourish around 200 BC in the mountains of southwest Colombia, and continued into the 17th century. The Tierradentro culture is particularly well known for its dense collection of elaborate pre-Columbian hypogea. It is considered part of San Agustín culture rather than a separate culture.

thumb|200px| Statuette of a Quimbaya cacique sitting on a stool, in Museum of the Americas ([[Madrid, Spain)]] The Quimbaya () were a small, ancient indigenous group in present-day Colombia noted for their gold work characterized by technical accuracy and detailed designs. The majority of the gold work is made in tumbaga alloy, with 30% copper, which colours the pieces.

thumb|upright=1.3|Map showing ancient pre-Columbian cultures in northern South America Tairona or Tayrona was a Pre-Columbian culture of Colombia, which consisted of 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.

The Zenú, Sinú or Cenú is a pre-Columbian culture and Indigenous people in Colombia, whose ancestral territory comprises the valleys of the Sinú and San Jorge rivers as well as the coast of the Caribbean around the Gulf of Morrosquillo. These lands lie within the departments of Córdoba and Sucre.

from Huila, Colombia

archaeological culture

aboriginal settlement before Spanish conqueror arrival of XVI century in Colombian territory