Sibundoy (Camsá: Tabanok "village"
) is a town and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Putumayo Department
Putumayo () is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.
The word ''putumayo'' comes from the Quechua languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' means "to spring forth" ...
of the
Republic of Colombia
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.
The town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Inca, under Huayna Cápac, conquered the local people in 1492 and established a Quechua-speaking settlement; their descendants are the modern
Inga people
The Inga people are an indigenous ethnic group from the Southwest region of Colombia with a historical relation to the Incas.
They speak a dialect of Quechua known as Inga Kichwa. Almost all Inga people are bilingual in Inga and Spanish, which h ...
. Most of the citizens of Sibundoy are indigenous, and wear long, blue and violet ponchos called ''kapisaius'' and ''baitas''.
Sibundoy is known for
mask
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carving and other traditional crafts. In the town's park, the trunks of fallen trees are carved with symbols from the mythology of the Inga and Kamsá nations.
One especially important event is the Carnival of the Return of the First People, which is both a fun event and key celebration of local mythology.
See also
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Sibundoy people
Sibundoy (Camsá: Tabanok "village") is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department of the Republic of Colombia.
The town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Inca, under Huayna Cápac, conquered the local people in 1492 and ...
, the indigenous people of the region
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Municipalities of Putumayo Department