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Villa de Leyva
A beautifully preserved colonial town with one of the largest central plazas in South America and surrounding fossil sites and desert landscapes.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Boyacá, Colombia · South America
Tunja is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Motavita, 21km from Villa de Leyva.
Tunja is a city located in Boyacá, Colombia. With a population of 172,548, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Tunja sits in Colombia, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Bogota time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tunja to your route.
Tunja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtuŋxa]) is a municipality and city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 the municipality had a population of 172,548. It is the capital of Boyacá department and the Central Boyacá Province.Read more
Tunja is an important educational centre of well-known universities. In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, there was an indigenous settlement, called Hunza, seat of the hoa Quemuenchatocha, conquered by the Spanish conquistadors on August 20, 1537. The Spanish city was founded by captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón on August 6, 1539, exactly one year after the capital Santafé de Bogotá. The city hosts the most remaining Muisca architecture: Hunzahúa Well, Goranchacha Temple and Cojines del Zaque.
Tunja is a tourist destination, especially for religious colonial architecture, with the Casa Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón recognized as the oldest remnant. In addition to its religious and historical sites it is host to several internationally known festivals and is a jumping-off point for regional tourist destinations such as Villa de Leyva, Paipa, and Sierra Nevada del Cocuy. It is a stop on the Pan American Highway which connects Tunja to Bogotá and Santa Marta and eventually to the northern and southernmost parts of South America.
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Tunja is located in Boyacá, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 5.5448 latitude, -73.3576 longitude.
Tunja has a population of approximately 172,548 people, making it a city in Colombia.
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A beautifully preserved colonial town with one of the largest central plazas in South America and surrounding fossil sites and desert landscapes.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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