Major Ethnic Groups
According to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), there are 102 indigenous groups in Colombia.
Highland peoples refer to the cultures of the Andes and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia, while lowland peoples refer to the inhabitants of Chocó, Amazonia, Guajira and the Caribbean Coast, the Urabá Region and other non-mountain cultures.
Read more about this topic: Indigenous Peoples In Colombia
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