Flourishing of the Muisca Confederation

Timeline

1. 1371–1376Bacatá and Hunza · CundinamarcaThe Muisca Confederation was governed by the zipa in the south (based at Bacatá) and the zaque in the north (based at Hunza) as supreme rulers, administering dozens of cacique territories and maintaining confederate order through tribute, intermarriage, and religious ceremonies; this system operated stably in the 1370s.
2. 1376–1380Cundinamarca Highlands · ColombiaThe highland cities cast gold figures, nose rings, and ritual vessels by the lost-wax method, and traded salt, cotton cloth, and agricultural products with neighboring lowland tribes, forming an important regional trading and cultural center in the northern Andes.