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Tairona
PEOPLE AND GOLD IN THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
The northwest of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta was occupied by groups of craftsmen, artisans and builders during periods Nahuange and Tairona. A tomb carved into the bay in 1922 identified Nahuange goldsmith of the same name, characterized by nose rings and pectoral hammered copper alloy and gold. From 200 A.D. Nahuange period people lived from fishing and agriculture in villages near the sea.
