The Dorasque were a warlike people who lived in the valleys of the
Chiriquí Viejo, Changuena and Diquis rivers, and possibly a little farther east along the Pacific Ocean. They are seen as more "civilized" than neighboring groups. They are often credited as having made the pottery and gold ornaments found in the ancient graves of
Chiriquí. They had trade relations with
Niquirans and
Chorotegans, of
Costa Rica.
[''National Geographic'', Volume 23, National Geographic Society (U.S.), page 636]
They spoke the
Dorasque language
Dorasque, which has the dialects Chumulu, Changuena (Changuina), and Gualaca, is an extinct Chibchan language of Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transconti ...
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Indigenous peoples of Central America