Lache people explained

Group:Lache people
Total:0
Total Year:2004
Popplace:Santander, Boyacá,
Langs:Chibcha
Rels:Traditional
Related:U'wa, Muisca, Guane

The Lache were an indigenous, agrarian people in the highlands of what is now central Colombia's northern Boyacá and Santander departments, primarily in Gutiérrez Province and García Rovira Province.[1] They were part of the Cocuy Confederation[2] and spoke Chibcha, trading predominantly with other Chibcha speakers, such as the Muisca, Guane, Pijao and Chitarero. Trade included salt and textiles, as well as food stuffs.[3] The Lache farmed maize, potatoes, quinoa and cotton, among other crops.

In the 17th century, Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita wrote of the habit of the Laches in bringing up younger male children as culturally female.[4]

The name Lache is preserved in a barrio of Bogotá known as Los Laches.

Municipalities belonging to Lache territory

The Lache inhabited the highlands of eastern Santander and northern Boyacá and a small part of northwesternmost Casanare.[5] [6]

NameDepartmentAltitude (m)
urban centre		Map
align=center Capitanejoalign=center Santanderalign=center 1090align=center
align=center Carcasíalign=center Santanderalign=center 2080align=center
align=center Cepitáalign=center Santanderalign=center 3000align=center
align=center Cerritoalign=center Santanderalign=center 2220-4200align=center
align=center Concepciónalign=center Santanderalign=center 2005align=center
align=center Encisoalign=center Santanderalign=center 1484align=center
align=center Guacaalign=center Santanderalign=center 2401align=center
align=center Macaravitaalign=center Santanderalign=center 2320align=center
align=center Málagaalign=center Santanderalign=center 2235align=center
align=center Molagavitaalign=center Santanderalign=center 2196align=center
align=center San Andrésalign=center Santanderalign=center 1617align=center
align=center San José de Mirandaalign=center Santanderalign=center 2381align=center
align=center San Miguelalign=center Santanderalign=center 2200align=center
align=center Chiscasalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2368align=center
align=center Chitaalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2964align=center
align=center El Cocuyalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2750align=center
align=center El Espinoalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2128align=center
align=center Guacamayasalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2296align=center
align=center Jericó
(shared with Muisca)		align=center Boyacáalign=center 3100align=center
align=center Panquebaalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2258align=center
align=center La Salinaalign=center Casanarealign=center 1400align=center
align=center San Mateoalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2500align=center
align=center La Uvitaalign=center Boyacáalign=center 2700align=center

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Notes and References

  1. Los Laches y Chitareros y sus caminos a la llegada de los españoles
  2. Rueda, Carl Henrik Langebaek . 1987 . Tres formas de acceso a recursos en territorio de la confederación del Cocuy, siglo XVI . es . Boletín Museo del Oro . 18 . 29–45 .
  3. Blanca Ofelia . Acuña Rodríguez . 2006 . Territorio indígena de la sal en la Sierra Nevada del Cocuy. S. XVI . es . Historia y Espacio . 27 . 2016-11-24 . 2021-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021141151/https://bibliotecadigital.univalle.edu.co/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10893/987/003%20ART.pdf . dead .
  4. Una reflexión histórico - antropológica sobre el maltrato infantil en Colombia (Segunda Parte). Tribín, Hugo Armando Sotomayor. June 2003. Pediatria. 38. 2. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20090405052004/http://www.encolombia.com/medicina/pediatria/pediatria38203-reflexion.htm. 5 April 2009. live.
  5. Lache people territories
  6. Indigenous groups of Boyacá and surroundings - Banco de la República

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