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Useful data for the Route:
Royal Boyacá – Colombia |
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The
city of Tunja is located at 2 820 masl and has
a cold climate, with an average temperature of
about 12 degrees centigrade.
The region in general is known for its
production of emeralds, but visitors are
cautioned to buy them from reputable sources,
such as jewelry stores, stores and shopping
centers that can guarantee their purity.
Its quality textiles woven from virgin wool
are also known throughout the country.
Drink water only in guaranteed places and buy
it bottled or in sealed plastic sacks at any
supermarket or drug store.
The city has an extensive banking system and
automated teller machines where credit and
debit cards can generally be used. Purchases
can be paid with Visa and Master Card.
A bus terminal is located in the city, from
which visitors can travel to any part of the
country.
For further information, get in touch with
the Office of the Boyacá Mixed Tourist
Promotion Fund
Calle 21 # 10 – 52 2nd floor
Telephone: 0987423816.
Electronic mail: boytur@exite.com
Visits can be made from the city of Tunja
to the nearby towns of Villa de Leyva,
Sáchica, and Cucaita.
Consult your hotel staff for additional tours
to be sure of receiving good service.
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Other tourist attractions in Tunja |
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There
are other sites that complement the visits to
view the colonial architecture that has been
conserved in the city:
- Archeological Museum at Universidad
Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia UPTC
This museum owns a large collection of Muisca
articles found near the University that
include pre-Colombian pottery, utensils and
examples of burials and mummification.
- Pozo de Donato (Donato’s well) or
Hunzahua
An acknowledged tourist attraction in the
city. It is said that the great Chief
Quemuenchatocha, fearing the evil of the
Spaniards, ordered his subjects to form a
human chain and cast all of his treasures into
this well. With that, he avoided letting the
conquistadors seize the gold and precious
stones that belonged to his gods. The Spaniard
Donato tried several times to remove the
treasure from the well, but was never
successful.
- Cojines del Zaque
Place used by the Muiscas for worship and
sacrifice.
- the martyrs’ wall
This wall in the Parque de la República
(Republic Park) is conserved in honor of the
patriots who valiantly fought the Spaniards in
the tragic wars of independence and were
executed in 1816.
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