The Enigmatic Legacy of the Culture Narino To wander through the misty Andean highlands of southern Colombia and northern Ecuador is to step into a landscape where the echoes of the Culture Narino still resonate within the earth. Known also to archaeologists as the Capulí culture, this pre-Columbian civilization flourished between approximately 700 CE and 1200 CE, leaving behind a legacy that transcends mere artifacts. Unlike empires defined by grand stone monuments or conquests of territory, the Narino people expressed their profound connection to the cosmos through an intimate and masterfu…