Packet J: Tossup 13

A city in this modern day country was the home of Juan de Castellanos (“ka-stay-YAH-nohs”) when he wrote his epic Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias. Quemuenchatocha (-5[1])(“came-wen-cha-TOH-cha”) and Tisquesusa (“tees-keh-SOO-sa”) led sides in a civil war in this modern day country whose end was mediated by the iraca (10[1])Sugamuxi (10[1])(“soo-ga-MOOK-see”). Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar founded this country’s (-5[1])capital in 1539 with its original (-5[2])conqueror, Gonzalo Jiménez (-5[1])de Quesada (10[4])(“hee-MEH-neth de kay-SAH-da”). This country’s (-5[1])city of Hunza, or Tunja, (-5[2])was home to its (-5[2])zaque (10[1])(“ZAH-kay”) rulers. (-5[1])This country’s Banco de la República runs a “Gold Museum” in its capital, (10[6])which includes (10[1])works in tumbaga alloy by the (10[1])Quimbaya (10[1])(“keem-BAH-ya”) and a tunjo (-5[1])(“TOON-ho”) golden raft (10[1])found (-5[1])in Pasca. (10[1]-5[1])In this country’s (10[1])Lake Guatavita, (10[5]-5[1])the zipa (10[3])would cover himself in gold (10[2])in a (-5[1])ritual (10[1]-5[1])that likely (-5[1])inspired (-5[1])the El (-5[1])Dorado myth. (10[3]-5[2])For 10 points, name this country whose capital (10[1])is named for the (-5[1])Muisca (-5[1])capital (10[3])of Bacatá (10[3])■END■ (10[31]0[16])

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