TEMPLO DEL SOL- Temple of the Sun

TEMPLO DEL SOL, Sogamoso, Boyaca, Colombia
In Colombia there are about 80 different Indian nations, who make up less than 5% of the population. Today I shall tell you about the Indians called the Chibchas. The Chibchas lived high in the Andes mountains, where I am visiting. Yesterday I went to visit a place where the Chibchas lived.  The Chibchas spoke a language called Muisca. This language was spoken throughout Boyaca (the state I am visiting).  The Templo del Sol was a very sacred place to the Chibchas. This temple was basically their church or ceremony place. The Templo del Sol that I saw was a replica of the real one because the Spanish came and burned down the real one. The Chibchas, before building a house or a temple would get the prettiest girl or woman and kill her with a rock.  So girls, it was better to be uglier than prettier. The reason they did this is because in their beliefs to kill the prettiest girl with a rock made their house strong. The girl or woman that they killed would be buried under the house. Now guess what!? Also the Chibchas had an interesting belief of beauty. When you were born, or about one week after, you would be put on a board and have another piece of flat wood tied to the top of your head to form a sort of egg shape. Depending on your importance you would have your head squished more. So the most important people had pointy heads. Finally, there used to be lots of deer in Colombia when the Chibchas lived here but now they are extinct. Miss you guys!

Bye,
Coco

 Video: Templo del Sol
Picture 1: Choza or house
Picture 2: Rocks for grinding corn and quinoa
Pictures 3 & 4 :  Remains of adult mummies. (The Chibchas mummified their dead and buried them in ceramic jars).