Collecting practices have rejected semi-ephemeral archeological remains because of their lack of attractiveness, exotism and value. Hence, bambusa buildings,fragmented ceramics and woven fabrics are less common in collections because climate has deteriorated them, and because they are not “worth” as much as gold.

Altiplano is a post-archeological approach, that is built on speculation: what could the archeologist have found and could not describe or what could a futuristic impression of the Muisca dress —which uses a single piece of rectangular cloth wrapped around the body— be.