The Muisca Indians

Before the Colonial times, the present territory of Colombia was habited by thousands of tribes. Compared to regions like Mexico o Peru, the current Colombian area was not habited by a powerful empire. There is not an exact population number of that time. According to the Spanish explorers, community counted in millions habited some areas. However, some authors stated the Colombian tribe Muiscas could have enough structure to be considered as an empire.(cite) Expand.
The tribe’s organization and economic activities in Colombia were conditioned to climatic zones habited. The weather was a determinant factor to establish population roles(cite) Expand. As a reference, tribes of the west side of the current territory were experts producing cotton.
This civilization was mainly located in the current area of Bogota, which is the capital of the country. The Muisca tribe was concentrated in a highland area with a template weather. However, this community had presence into several climate zones, and hence had access to several resources. Consequently, this tribe was able to have a diverse economy production
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The tribes did not have a standardized currency. Thus, the goods trade appears as the mean medium to supply goods shortage. (cite) Expand Goods produced and its trade determines patterns among how economy distribution of the country. The geographical location of the Muisca tribe facilitate the trade with other tribes, and hence had access to several amount of commodities. Even though gold was one of the most traded goods, the most important tribe of the region had to import it for internal purposes.
Consequently, several ethnic groups coexisted harmoniously in the north side of South America previous the European intervention. Weather and nature determined the tribe’s economic activities and trade appears as tools for supply community’s necessities. Thus, the stable tribe’s cohabitation led towards a not significant technological advance. However, the tribes presented an instituted organization and a hierarchy society, which turns into the first determination of income and wealth distribution. Due to a low homogeneous society, these tribes presents a high income and wealth inequality between the leaders and common population.