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The Best Attractions In Duitama

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Duitama is a city and municipality in the department of Boyacá. It is the capital of the Tundama Province. Duitama is located 240 kilometres northeast of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia and 50 kilometres northeast of Tunja, the capital Boyacá. Duitama has existed since pre-Columbian times, when the Muisca inhabited the hills surrounding a former lake in the valley. The original name of Duitama was Tundama, named after cacique Tundama. The elevation of the city is about 2,590 metres above sea level and the average temperature is 16 °C. Duitama is known as The Pearl of Boyacá.
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  • 1. St. Lawrence Cathedral Duitama
    The St. Lawrence Cathedral Also Duitama Cathedral Is a religious temple of the Catholic Church under the invocation of St. Lawrence , is located in the central zone of the city of Duitama in the South American country of Colombia and belongs to the great group of temples that are in the center of the city; In the case of the cathedral, in front of the Park of the Liberators. The cathedral belongs to the Duitama-Sogamoso Diocese. The temple in carved limestone is composed of two aisles and a central one. It has a cross shape, has two chapels, one corresponds to the baptistery and the other is dedicated to the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. There are five altars: The St. Lawrence patron of the Cathedral The Child God the patron of Duitama The High Altar the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Alta...
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  • 9. Tibasosa Boyaca
    Tibasosa is a town and municipality in the Sugamuxi Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Tibasosa borders Duitama and Nobsa in the north, Nobsa and Sogamoso in the east, Firavitoba in the south and Paipa in the west.
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  • 11. Laguna De Tota Tota
    Lake Tota , the largest lake in Colombia, located in the east of Boyacá department, inside the Sugamuxi Province[1], it is the source of the Upia River which flows into the Orinoco River basin. The major town on the lake is Aquitania, located on its eastern side. Other nearby villages include Tota, Iza and Cuítiva. Lake Tota was an important religious center for the Muisca culture. The name Tota comes from the Chibcha language of the Muisca and according to linguist Mariana Escribano its main name refers to Astronomic Observatory, relating to its sacred uses for that culture. There are legends which relate to the way the lake was formed by the hands of ancient ancestors. The area around Lake Tota is one of the major onion producing regions of Colombia. The western shore of the lake is a ...
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