Sibundoy | |
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Municipality & town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Sibundoy in the Putumayo Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 1°12′12″N 76°55′9″W / 1.20333°N 76.91917°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Putumayo Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
• Total | 14,104 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Sibundoy (Kamëntsá: Tabanok "village"[3]) is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department of the Republic of Colombia.
The town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Inca, under Huayna Cápac, conquered the local Kamëntsá people in 1492 and established a Quechua-speaking settlement; their descendants are the modern Inga people. Most residents of Sibundoy are either Kamëntsá or Inga. Spanish is the primary language, but the Kamëntsá language and Inga language are also widely spoken. Many indigenous residents of Sibundoy and wear long, blue and violet ponchos called kapisaius and baitas.
Sibundoy is known for mask carving and other traditional crafts. In the town's park, the trunks of fallen trees are carved with symbols from the mythology of the Inga and Kamëntsá peoples.[4]
One especially important event is the Carnival of the Return of the First People, which is both a fun event and key celebration of local mythology.[5]
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Colleen Alena (2018). A Grammatical Description of Kamsá, A Language Isolate of Colombia (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Sibundoy". VIVA Travel Guides. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ McDowell, John H. "The Sibundoy Valley of Colombia". Folklorist John H. McDowell. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.