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The pre-Hispanic field systems of La Mojana in the Colombian Caribbean are so vast that they can be seen from a plane at high altitude.
Is “pre-Hispanic” a general replacement for “pre-Columbian”, or is it just used in Colombia to avoid confusion with the country name?
Could have just said Zenú/Sinú.
Pre-hispanic typically means before colonization by Christopher Columbus and his Spaniard ilk.