Villa de Leyva

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Villa de Leyva is a well-preserved colonial town in central Colombia renowned for its vast cobblestone plaza, whitewashed architecture, and historical charm.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Villa de Leyva canonical 5
Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva 1
Villa de Leiva 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
tourist destination
town
climate cool semi-arid climate
continent South America
country Colombia
departmentCapitalOf none
elevation about 2140 meters above sea level
foundedBy Hernán Suárez de Villalobos
foundedOn 1572-06-12
hasBuilding Presidential Palace of Colombia
surface form: Casa de Nariño

Casa del Cabildo
Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
handicrafts
tourism
hasFeature large cobblestone main square
stone-paved streets
well-preserved historic center
whitewashed colonial architecture
hasFestival Festival de Luces
Festival del Viento y las Cometas
Gastronomy and cultural festivals
hasMainSquare Villa de Leyva self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva
hasNearbyAttraction Museo Paleontológico de Villa de Leyva
Pozos Azules
heritageStatus national monument of Colombia
knownFor colonial architecture
cultural festivals
historical charm
nearby paleontological sites
tourism
language Spanish
locatedIn Boyacá Department
Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Central Colombia
namedAfter Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva
near El Fósil paleontological site
Iguaque National Park
Ráquira
Tunja
PlazaMayorSize one of the largest town squares in Colombia
recognizedAs Pueblo Patrimonio de Colombia
religionHistoricallyDominant Roman Catholicism
timeZone Colombia Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
nature tourism
UTCOffset −05:00

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boyacá Department hasTown Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leyva hasMainSquare Villa de Leyva self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva
Ráquira locatedNear Villa de Leyva
Departamento de Boyacá contains Villa de Leyva
Departamento de Boyacá hasTouristAttraction Villa de Leyva
this entity surface form: Villa de Leyva historic center
Villa de Leiva, Republic of Colombia hasOfficialName Villa de Leyva
subject surface form: Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leiva, Republic of Colombia hasAlternativeName Villa de Leyva
subject surface form: Villa de Leyva
this entity surface form: Villa de Leiva
Lake Iguaque nearCity Villa de Leyva