Sibundoy (Kamëntsá: Tabanok "village"
) is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Putumayo Department
Putumayo () is a departments of Colombia, 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'' ...
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
Kamëntsá people in 1492 and established a Quechua-speaking settlement; their descendants are the modern
Inga people
The Inga people are an indigenous ethnic group native to portions of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru with a claimed historical relation to the Incas.
They speak a dialect of Quechua known as Inga Kichwa, which likely was introduced through both re ...
. Most residents of Sibundoy are either Kamëntsá or Inga. Spanish is the primary language, but the
Kamëntsá language and
Inga language are also widely spoken. Many indigenous residents of Sibundoy 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 Kamëntsá peoples.
Climate
See also
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Kamëntsá people
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Inga people
The Inga people are an indigenous ethnic group native to portions of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru with a claimed historical relation to the Incas.
They speak a dialect of Quechua known as Inga Kichwa, which likely was introduced through both re ...
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Municipalities of Putumayo Department