Permanencies and Transformations: The Muisca Territory in the Sabana de Bogotá in the Second Half of the 16th Century ; Permanencias y transformaciones: el territorio muisca en la Sabana de Bogotá en la segunda mitad del siglo XVI ; Permanências e transformações: o território Muisca da Sabana de Bogotá na segunda metade do século XVI

Objective: During the pre-Hispanic agricultural period (Herrera, Early Muisca and Late Muisca periods), the inhabitants of the Sabana de Bogotá transformed a wetland ecological environment and with lagoons and wetlands, into a dynamic territory, by building a hydraulic system of raised platforms for cultivation, interspersed by channels for flood control (camellones). With the Spanish invasion and the colonization process, this form of building territoriality, based on water management, was transformed into a different form of land ownership and exploitation focused on livestock and cereal cul... Mehr ...