Chiquinquirá
Also known as Chiquinquira
Chiquinquirá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province. Located some 115 km north of Bogotá, Chiquinquirá is situated above sea level and has a yearly average temperature
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Chiquinquirá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province. Located some 115 km north of Bogotá, Chiquinquirá is situated above sea level and has a yearly average temperature
== Etymology == The name Chiquinquirá comes from Chibcha and means "Place of swamps covered with fog".
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