The spot where now stands the town of Chinú was
inhabited in pre-Columbian period by Indian Zenú or Urabaes; they had given to the savannas and the surrounding region the
indigenous name of 'Mexión' or 'Mohicón' and had attained a high degree of
political and social development. Handled
excellently jewelry, pottery and crafts and had efficiently organized into
three chiefdoms Finzenú namely, Panzenú and Zenufana. The region where this Chinú was seated in the first chiefdom
and its
