Country Colombia Founded 20 December 1548 Elevation 2,858 m (9,377 ft) Area 282 km² Local time Monday 3:10 PM | Department Boyacá Department Founded by Juan de Sanct Martín Website Official website Population 8,032 (2015) Province Sugamuxi Province | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Pesca is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Sugamuxi Province, a subregion of Boyacá. The town is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at altitudes between 2,540 metres (8,330 ft) and 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Pesca is 108 kilometres (67 mi) west from the department capital Tunja and borders Firavitoba in the north, Iza in the northeast, Tuta in the northwest, in the east Tota, Zetaquirá in the south, Rondón and Siachoque in the southwest and Toca in the west.
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Map of Pesca, Boyac%C3%A1, Colombia
Etymology
In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Pesca means "strong enclosure".
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish in the 1530s, Pesca was part of the Muisca Confederation, a confederation of different rulers; zaques based in Hunza, zipas ruling from Bacatá and caciques in other territories. Pesca was reigned by the iraca of sacred City of the Sun Sugamuxi, now called Sogamoso.
Modern Pesca was founded by Juan de Sanct Martín on December 20, 1548.
Economy
Main economical activities in Pesca are agriculture (potatoes, maize, wheat, peas, beans and ibias) and livestock farming.