Country Colombia Founded 18 October 1580 Website Official website Area 233 km² Population 13,588 (2015) | Department Boyacá Department Founded by Francisco de Orejuela Elevation 2,150 m Local time Saturday 12:14 PM Province Ricaurte Province | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Weather 21°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Colombia trip r quira boyac
Ráquira, is a municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province. Ráquira is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and the urban center at an altitude of 2,150 metres (7,050 ft). It borders Tinjacá and Sutamarchan in the north, Guachetá, Cundinamarca in the south, in the east Sáchica and Samacá and in the west San Miguel de Sema and Lake Fúquene.
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- Colombia trip r quira boyac
- Map of RC3A1quira BoyacC3A1 Colombia
- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Tourism
- References
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Etymology
In Chibcha, Ráquira means "Village of the pans".
History
The area of Ráquira was inhabited by the Muisca in the centuries before the Spanish conquest of the central highlands of the Colombian Andes. Already in those times Ráquira was famous for its ceramics due to the clay of the area.
In March 1537 conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada crossed the valley around Ráquira. Modern Ráquira was founded on October 18, 1580 by friar Francisco de Orejuela.
Economy
About three quarters of the economy of Ráquira is centered on the handcrafts. Other economical activities are agriculture, livestock farming and mining.
Tourism
Ráquira is famous in Colombia for its colony of artisans, who produce traditional northern Andean pottery & hand-woven goods. The Sunday market is especially a popular time to visit.