Tairona

Pre-Columbian culture of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and adjacent Caribbean coast of Colombia, known for their ceramics and metallurgy.

Dates

c. 200–1600

Places

South America > Colombia

Basics

Tairona

Pre-Columbian culture of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and adjacent Caribbean coast of Colombia, known for their ceramics and metallurgy.

Dates

c. 200–1600

Places

South America > Colombia

Basics

Basics to get you started

Glossary for pre-Columbian art

Ancient Colombian goldmaking

Teresita Fernández on pre-Columbian gold