Kogi people

Kogi
Kágaba
Kogi men with poporos
Total population
15,820 (2018) [1]
Regions with significant populations
 Colombia
(Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta)
Languages
Kogi
Religion
Traditional beliefs
Related ethnic groups
Arhuaco, Sanha

The Kogi (/ˈkoʊɡi/ KOH-gee), or Cogui, or Kágaba, meaning "jaguar" in the Kogi language,[2] are an indigenous group that resides in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia. Their culture has continued since the Pre-Columbian era.

Kogi woman and child on one of the terraces at Ciudad Perdida, Colombia (2017)
Kogi mamo at Ciudad Perdida, Colombia (2017)
Kogi man on one of the terraces at Ciudad Perdida, Colombia (2017)
  1. ^ DANE (2019). "Población Indígena de Colombia" (PDF). Censo 2018. Bogotá: Departamento Nacional de Estadística, 16 de septiembre de 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ Fabre, Alain. Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos. 2005. p. 40. Web. Retrieved 9 September 2011.