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Facatativá Destination Guide
Explore Facatativá in Colombia
Facatativá in the region of Cundinamarca with its 94,611 inhabitants is a town in Colombia - some 23 mi or ( 38 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital city .
Current time in Facatativá is now 06:08 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Mérida, Villavicencio, Tunja, and Sasaima. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Cristóbal . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Facatativá ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Mundo Futuro -Ciudades Del Futuro-
Fragmento del documental de Discovery Channel titulado Mundo Futuro. Este fragmento habla sobre las ciudades y mundos virtuales, una mirada al futuro. --Second Life--, --Mundo Virtual--. mundovirtual. ..
Primera carrera de Juan Diego en Zipacon, 2009
Primera competencia de Juan Diego en Ciclomontañismo. Zipacón, febrero de 2009. ..
BOCETO DE EDDIE X PARA CLAN NAHUALLI
PROCESO DE ENTINTADO Y BOCETOS DE MIS PAGINAS PARA CLAN NAHUALLI EN SU PRIMER PROYECTO DE HISTORIETA "EDDIE X LA HISTORIA DE UN METALERO SIDERAL" ..
Bendición de la Capilla Virgen de Fátima (Parte 2)
www.fsspcolombia.org Bendición de la Capilla Virgen de Fátima de la Fraternidad Sacerdotal San Pedro en Colombia en la Casa San Martín de Porres ubicada en el municipio de Anolaima a 5 minutos del cas ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park
Piedras de Tunja is an important archaeological park established on a natural rocky shelter 40 km west of Bogotá in the city of Facatativá. In ancient times it used to be the shore of a large lake flooding the Savannah of Bogotá. It was used by the Muisca rulers as a refuge during the time of the Spanish conquest. In fact, in this site the soldiers of Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada killed the ruling Zipa Tisquesusa in 1537. The huge rocks are covered with pictographs made by ancient settlers.
Located at 4.82 -74.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Facatativá
Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles (42 km) northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level. The city is known for its Archaeological Park Piedras del Tunjo (Rocks of the Tunjo Indian)and best known in Colombia as Piedras de Tunja (Literally stones of Tunja) featuring large rock formations that were once the bottom of a lake.
Located at 4.82 -74.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Zipacón
Zipacón is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.
Located at 4.75 -74.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Bojacá
Bojacá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.
Located at 4.73 -74.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base
Major Justino Mariño Cuesto Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Mayor Justino Mariño Cuesto) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana or FAC) Maintenance Air Command (Comando Aéreo de Mantenimiento or CAMAN). The base is located in Madrid, a municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia. It is named in honor of Major Justino Mariño Cuesto.
Located at 4.73 -74.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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