BOYACA DEPARTMENT

                                          

Boyaca is centrally located within Colombia. It borders to the north with the Department of Santander, to the northeast with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Norte de Santander Department, to the east with the Departments of Arauca and Casanare; to the South, Boyacá borders with the Department of Cundinamarca and to the west with the Department of Antioquia. Its capital is Tunja.

Boyaca has 123 municipalities like: Paipa, Sogamoso, Aquitania, etc. At the begining this department was populated by the Chibcha community. Tunja was founded by the Captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón. Two of the most decisive battles were the Battle of Boyacá and the Vargas Swamp Battle (1819) won by the patriot forces against the royalists.

Agriculture, cattle raising, services, industry, oil production, emerald, coal, iron, and limestone mining. The economy is also strong in terms of handicrafts and tourism.