BOYACÀ

MEMBERS: LEIDY PAEZ

OSCAR CHAPARRO
LISETH LOZANO
CAMILO LOZANO
In Boyacá 123 destinations open their doors so that as
a family you can enjoy a splendor of colors,
landscapes, culture, gastronomy and incalculable
history that will make you fall in love with this land and
always want to return.
 Generalities

 Capital: Tunja
 Fundation: Agust 7, 1539
 Surface: 23189 km²
 Altitude: 2427 m.a.s.l
 Population: 1’278.061
 Climates: cold, tempered and warm.
 Relief: Mountainous
Gastronomy
 Clothing
 The typical costume of the department of Boyacá is the one that
characterizes the dance of the guabina and is used in popular celebrations
as well as by dance groups that They spread regional folklore. To a large
extent, all these garments derive from the tradition Spanish.
 Handicrafts
 Popular handicrafts are one of the richest venues of Boyacá folklore.
Receives a character of folkloric craftsmanship when it presents
manifestations of the culture popular, as survivals of many centuries of
duration.
 Traditions
 Among the most popular festivities we find:
-The summer festival of Moniquira
-Feast of the sun and the steel of Sogamoso
-Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary in
Chiquinquirá
-Kite Festival in Villa de Leiva
-International Festival of Culture in Tunja
 Folclore and typical dances
 Boyacá dance is generally linked to religion because dance is life in movement, within
the existing linguistic families in Colombia the most important for its The number of
speakers and cultural development were the Chibchas, hence its folkloric wealth. The
Europeans introduced their dances with different modalities which over time they were
fusing, among the most representative dances of the department of Boyacá we find:
 The Guabina
 The Bambuco.
 The torbellino
 The trenza.
 The mantas.
 The Vueltas.
 The dance of the Ribbons.
 The Arches.
 The moña.
 Tourist places

The swamp of Vargas The Boyaca bridge The lake of Tota

The nature reserves The museums The churches of the towns