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July 18, 2016 by Max Distro LLC

Zenú Gold Museum in Cartagena Colombia

Zenú Gold Museum in Cartagena Colombia

Zenú Gold Museum in Cartagena Colombia

Colombia is often known by it’s gold museums which are justly part of the ancient culture. In ancient times Colombia was occupied by societies governed by chiefs. Gold, the sacred metal, adorned the political leaders and was used as offerings to the gods. In the southwest of Colombia, the cultures which archaeologists call Tumaco, Calima, Malagana, Cauca, San Agustín, Tierradentro, Nariño, Quimbaya and Tolima, were the first to work the metal they found in the rivers. Around the beginning of the common era these peoples lived in villages surrounded by fields. Trade and exchange routes ensured that ideas and news travelled from one region to another. However, the zenith of the southwestern cultures declined around 1000 CE and the territory was taken over by more populous egalitarian societies. When the European conquistadores arrived in 1500, goldwork was characteristic of the cultures to the north: Sinú, Urabá, Tairona, Muisca. Their styles, while distinct from one another, shared a preference for casting in tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper. We visited the Zenú Gold Museum in Cartagena Colombia as part of our visit to Cartagena.

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Filed Under: Archaeology, Colombia, Museums, Native Americas Cultures Tagged With: Calima, Cartagena, Choco, Colombia, Gold Museum, Huila, La Tolita, Muisca, Nahuange, Quimbaya, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Tolima, Tumaco, Uraba, Zenú Gold Museum

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