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Amezquita Destination Guide

Touring Amezquita in Colombia

Amezquita in the region of Boyacá is a city located in Colombia - some 101 mi or ( 162 km ) North-East of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Amezquita

Time in Amezquita is now 02:37 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Rubio, Mérida, Yopal, and Villavicencio. Being here already, consider visiting San Cristóbal . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Amezquita ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Boyacá: tesoro religioso, histórico y cultural de Colombia

1:29 min by Colombiatravel
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Jean Philippe Conan nos cuenta su opinión sobre Boyacá. Es uno de los 32 departamentos de Colombia. Se encuentra ubicado en el oriente del país, siendo Tunja su capital. El nombre de Boyacá proviene d ..

FINCA EL PALMAR (Potreros y Ganado)

0:20 min by arqedw2008
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FINCA EL PALMAR: Entorno especifico de la finca ..


V FESTIVAL DEL LAGO SOCHAGOTA

0:31 min by 891801240
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Este evento dedicado a las familias colombianas, busca integrar de forma creativa deportes, actividades culturales y gastronómicas con la preservación del medio ambiente que tiene como protagonista, a ..

Buying Colombia Drpaultravel's photos around San Gil, Colombia (driving to san gil from bogota)

2:30 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
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Preview of Drpaultravel's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sotaquira

Sotaquira is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province.

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Located at 5.77 -73.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Boyacá, Populated places in the Boyacá Department

Cómbita

Cómbita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province.

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Located at 5.75 -73.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Boyacá, Populated places in the Boyacá Department

Tuta, Boyacá

Tuta is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province.

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Located at 5.70 -73.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Boyacá, Populated places in the Boyacá Department

Vargas Swamp Lancers

Vargas Swamp Lancers or Monumento a los Lanceros is a large sculptural complex realized by Colombian artist Rodrigo Arenas Betancur in the department of Boyacá as a memorial for Vargas Swamp Battle. It is the largest monument in Colombia. This monument depicts the attack of the 14 lancers commanded by Colonel Juan José Rondón. It is 33 m high and was dedicated in the 150th anniversary of the Colombian Declaration of Independence (1970).

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Located at 5.74 -73.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1970 sculptures, Cavalry units and formations, History of Colombia, Landmarks in Colombia, Monuments and memorials in Colombia

Vargas Swamp Battle

Vargas Swamp Battle (Spanish: Batalla del Pantano de Vargas) was an armed conflict that occurred near Paipa, on July 25, 1819. The joint Venezuelan and Neogranadan army commanded by Simón Bolívar was trying to prevent the Spanish forces from arriving at Santafe de Bogotá, which was lightly defended, before they did. Bolívar's army successfully bested the royalist army in spite of the exhaustion of the troops after climbing the Páramo de Pisba, and crossing the swamp.

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Located at 5.74 -73.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1819 in Colombia, 1819 in Venezuela, History of Colombia, Independence of Colombia, Spanish American wars of independence