Kággaba
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Lands
Northern, eastern and western slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in La Guajira, Magdalena and Cesar, Colombia
Countries Colombia
Facts 3
Governance
The Organización Gonawindúa Tayrona serves as the representative body of the Kággaba people's own Indigenous government.
As of 2026 Source: Organización Gonawindúa Tayrona, Organización Gonawindúa Tayrona -OGT- (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The Kogui-Malayo-Arhuaco resguardo, a collective territory shared with neighboring Sierra Nevada peoples, was formally titled on 8 October 1980.
As of 1980 Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Kaggabba (Kogui): los guardianes de la armonía del mundo (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Kággaba speak their own language, often called Kogui, which belongs to the Chibcha language family.
Source: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, Dirección de Poblaciones, Kaggabba (Kogui): los guardianes de la armonía del mundo (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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