Departamento de Boyacá

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Departamento de Boyacá is a mountainous department in central Colombia known for its colonial towns, rich cultural heritage, and significant role in the country’s independence history.

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Departamento de Boyacá canonical 2
departamento de Boyacá 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Colombia
agriculturalProduct dairy products
onions
potatoes
borders Departamento de Antioquia
Arauca Department
surface form: Departamento de Arauca

Departamento de Caldas
Departamento de Casanare
Departamento de Cundinamarca
Departamento de Meta
Departamento de Norte de Santander
Santander Department
surface form: Departamento de Santander

Venezuela
capital Tunja
climate predominantly cool Andean climate
contains Chiquinquirá
Duitama
Monguí
Nobsa
Paipa
Ráquira
Sogamoso
Tunja
Villa de Leyva
country Colombia
hasCulturalTradition handicrafts
religious festivals
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
livestock farming
mining
tourism
hasHandicraft ceramics from Ráquira
wool textiles from Monguí
hasHighestPoint Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
hasHistoricEvent Battle of Boyacá
hasHistoricSite Boyacá Bridge
surface form: Puente de Boyacá
hasMountainRange Cordillera Oriental
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasTouristAttraction Iguaque National Park
surface form: Iguaque Flora and Fauna Sanctuary

Lake Tota
Villa de Leyva
surface form: Villa de Leyva historic center

Paipa thermal springs
surface form: thermal springs of Paipa
knownFor colonial architecture
mountainous terrain
rich cultural heritage
role in Colombian independence
locatedIn Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Andean region of Colombia

central Colombia
partOf Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia

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Departamento de Cundinamarca borders Departamento de Boyacá
Parque Nacional Natural Pisba locatedIn Departamento de Boyacá
this entity surface form: departamento de Boyacá
Departamento de Casanare borders Departamento de Boyacá