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Muysca | |
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| Total population | |
| 14,051[1] (2005, census) | |
| 10,000,000 Chibcha Mestizos (approximately)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense,  Colombia | |
| Languages | |
| Muysccubun (Chibcha), Colombian Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Muisca religion, Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Guane, Lache, U'wa, Tegua, Guayupe, Sutagao, Panche, Muzo |
Lake Tota is clearly visible
The Muisca (also called Chibcha) are an Indigenous people and culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, that formed the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest. The people speak Muysccubun, a language of the Chibchan language family, also called Muysca and Mosca.[3] The first known contact with the West was dispatched by the Spanish Empire in 1537 at the time of the conquest.
- ^ (in Spanish) Total population of Muisca in Colombia: 14,051 – Ministry of Internal Affairs – accessed 21-04-2016
- ^ Ministerio de Cultura (2010) "Muiscas, los hijos de Bachué". Bogotá
- ^ (in Spanish) Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca – Muysccubun dictionary online