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Colombian Parqués

Also known as Parqués

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Pachisi descendant with Colombian rules like jail and safe squares.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Colombia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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