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== History ==
=== Early History ===
Owing to its location, the present territory of Colombia was a corridor of early human civilization from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to the Andes and Amazon basin. Colombia has been inhabited by various indigenous peoples since at least 12,000 BCE, including the Muisca, Quimbaya, Caquetio, Timoto–Cuicas and the Tairona. The Spanish landed first in La Guajira in 1499 and by the mid-16th century colonized parts of the region, establishing the Viceroy of New Granada.
During Spanish rule Colombia became a center of imperial power with the growth of the colonial cities of Bogota, Caracas, Quito & Cartagena.
=== Colombian Revolution ===
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