Territory
The indigenous nation of the Yariguies was located in an extensive forested area of the Magdalena River Valley, in the western portion of the current department of Santander in Colombia.
The approximate boundaries of their indigenous territory were the Minero River to the south, the Sogamoso River to the north, the Magdalena River to the west, and the Cordillera Oriental to the east. They lived, then, in a region of woodland and rainforest, a land of high temperatures and great humidity, which made life difficult for the inhabitants.
Read more about this topic: Yarigui People
Famous quotes containing the word territory:
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—Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872)
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
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—Erica Jong (20th century)