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|map_caption = Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia |
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'''Guachetá''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Ubaté Province]] of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. Guachetá is located at {{convert|118|km|mi}} from the capital [[Bogotá]]. It borders the [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] municipalities of [[Ráquira]] and [[Samacá]] in the north, [[Ubaté]] and [[Lenguazaque]] in the south, [[Ventaquemada]] and Lenguazaque in the east and in the west [[Fúquene]] and Ubaté. Guachetá is located on the [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense]] at altitudes between {{convert|2600|m|ft}} and {{convert|3500|m|ft}}.<ref name=website>{{es}} [http://www.guacheta-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml#2 Official website Guachetá] - accessed 05-05-2016</ref> |
'''Guachetá''' is a municipality and town of [[Colombia]] in the [[Ubaté Province]] of the [[Departments of Colombia|department]] of [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]. Guachetá is located at {{convert|118|km|mi}} from the capital [[Bogotá]]. It borders the [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]] municipalities of [[Ráquira]] and [[Samacá]] in the north, [[Ubaté]] and [[Lenguazaque]] in the south, [[Ventaquemada]] and Lenguazaque in the east and in the west [[Fúquene]] and Ubaté. Guachetá is located on the [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense]] at altitudes between {{convert|2600|m|ft}} and {{convert|3500|m|ft}}.<ref name=website>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.guacheta-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml#2 Official website Guachetá] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709074052/http://guacheta-cundinamarca.gov.co/index.shtml#2 |date=2017-07-09 }} - accessed 05-05-2016</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:Don Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.JPG|thumb|left|100px|'''Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada''', founder of Guachetá]] |
[[File:Don Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.JPG|thumb|left|100px|'''Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada''', founder of Guachetá]] |
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When the [[Spanish conquest of the |
When the [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Spanish]] [[conquistador]]es entered the central highlands of Colombia, they encountered the [[Muisca Confederation]]; territories of the [[Muisca people|Muisca]]. Guachetá was an independent territory within the confederation, led by a ''[[cacique]]''. The Spanish army leader [[Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada]] founded Guachetá on March 12, 1537, and initially called it ''San Gregorio'' because of the date. The Muisca spoke [[Chibcha language|Chibcha]] and Guachetá in Chibcha means "farmlands of the hill".<ref name=website/> |
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== Muisca myth == |
== Muisca myth == |
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[[File:Goranchacha El hijo del Sol.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Statue honouring '''Goranchacha''']] |
[[File:Goranchacha El hijo del Sol.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Statue honouring '''Goranchacha''']] |
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One of the many stories of the [[Muisca mythology|mythology]] of the Muisca is the myth of the virgin maid of Guachetá. The daughter of the ''cacique'' allegedly became pregnant through the forces of the Sun, represented in the [[Muisca religion]] by [[Sué]]. After nine months pregnancy she bore an [[emerald]] that she put between her breasts. From this emerald grew the mythical ''cacique'' [[Goranchacha]]; son of the Sun.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ocampo López, Javier | |
One of the many stories of the [[Muisca mythology|mythology]] of the Muisca is the myth of the virgin maid of Guachetá. The daughter of the ''cacique'' allegedly became pregnant through the forces of the Sun, represented in the [[Muisca religion]] by [[Sué]]. After nine months pregnancy she bore an [[emerald]] that she put between her breasts. From this emerald grew the mythical ''cacique'' [[Goranchacha]]; son of the Sun.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ocampo López, Javier |author-link=Javier Ocampo López |year=2013 |title=Mitos y leyendas indígenas de Colombia |trans-title=Indigenous myths and legends of Colombia |location=Bogotá, Colombia |publisher=Plaza & Janes Editores Colombia S.A. |isbn=978-958-14-1416-1 |page=80 |language=es}}</ref> |
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== Economy == |
== Economy == |
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The main economical activities of Guachetá are [[agriculture]], particularly [[potato]]es, [[maize]], [[pea]]s and [[bean]]s,<ref name="website" /> along with [[coal mining]] and [[Dairy|dairy production]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 14 January 2024
Guachetá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 5°23′8″N 73°41′8″W / 5.38556°N 73.68556°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Cundinamarca |
Province | Ubaté Province |
Founded | 12 March 1537 |
Founded by | Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pablo Enrique Quicazán Ballesteros (2016-2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 177.45 km2 (68.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,688 m (8,819 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 11,385 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,756 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Website | Official website |
Guachetá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Guachetá is located at 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders the Boyacá municipalities of Ráquira and Samacá in the north, Ubaté and Lenguazaque in the south, Ventaquemada and Lenguazaque in the east and in the west Fúquene and Ubaté. Guachetá is located on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at altitudes between 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[1]
History[edit]
When the Spanish conquistadores entered the central highlands of Colombia, they encountered the Muisca Confederation; territories of the Muisca. Guachetá was an independent territory within the confederation, led by a cacique. The Spanish army leader Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded Guachetá on March 12, 1537, and initially called it San Gregorio because of the date. The Muisca spoke Chibcha and Guachetá in Chibcha means "farmlands of the hill".[1]
Muisca myth[edit]
One of the many stories of the mythology of the Muisca is the myth of the virgin maid of Guachetá. The daughter of the cacique allegedly became pregnant through the forces of the Sun, represented in the Muisca religion by Sué. After nine months pregnancy she bore an emerald that she put between her breasts. From this emerald grew the mythical cacique Goranchacha; son of the Sun.[2]
Economy[edit]
The main economical activities of Guachetá are agriculture, particularly potatoes, maize, peas and beans,[1] along with coal mining and dairy production.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c (in Spanish) Official website Guachetá Archived 2017-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 05-05-2016
- ^ Ocampo López, Javier (2013). Mitos y leyendas indígenas de Colombia [Indigenous myths and legends of Colombia] (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Plaza & Janes Editores Colombia S.A. p. 80. ISBN 978-958-14-1416-1.