Latin Americans, making them adopt the famous motto of the colonial era, Obedezco pero no cumplo (I obey but I do not comply); I recognize your right to issue laws and orders but I maintain my right to ignore them. Even more important, it meant a great degree of hierarchy, dominance, and inequality, as indigenous people and black slaves were systematically exploited. Hierarchy, dominance, and inequality are still on display today. Their origins can be seen by returning to the road between Pasto and Mocoa, which ran through the Sibundoy Valley.
