People / group

Kankuamo people

The Kankuamo are an Indigenous people of the south-eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, one of the four peoples who regard themselves as heirs of the Tairona. They largely lost their language and customs under colonial and later pressure, but since the 1990s they have revived their identity and won recognition of a reservation near Valledupar.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kankuamo people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kankuamo-people
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“Kankuamo people.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kankuamo-people. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kankuamo people.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kankuamo-people.
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