The Genetic Ancestry of Paisa Colombians (🇨🇴)

The Paisas are an ethnoregional group in Colombia, famous Paisas (both real & fictional) include Pablo Escobar (the now-deceased Cartel boss of the Medellin Cartel), Juan Valdez (the infamous character of the Colombian coffee industry, & Alvaro Uribe (former Colombian president.

Colombian Paisas are on average 5/8 to 7/8 European, 1/8 to 3/8 Indigenous American, & 1/64 to 1/8 Sub-Saharan African.

The European admixture among the Paisas includes Spanish (including Extremaduran, Andalusian, Basque, & Canary Islander), as well as Sephardic Jewish (from the Conversos & usually 1/64 or slightly less).