Paipa

Paipa is a town and municipality in the Tundama Province, a part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Paipa borders Duitama, Firavitoba, Tibasosa, Sotaquirá and Tuta.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Paipa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Paipa Boyaca.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Paipa
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Paipa.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de Paipa.svg
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Boyaca - Paipa.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Paipa in the Boyacá department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Contents

Geography
Climate
Etymology
History
Economy
Transport
Tourism
Lake Sochagota
Vargas Swamp
Paipa thermal baths
Casona del Salitre
Notable people from Paipa
Gallery
References

Paipa is a town and municipality in the Tundama Province, a part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Paipa borders Duitama, Firavitoba, Tibasosa, Sotaquirá and Tuta.

== Geography == Paipa is located 15 km west of Duitama and to the northeast of Tunja, the capital of the department, in the Cordillera Oriental (Eastern Ranges) of the Colombian Andes. It is the main tourist center of the region, with a number of large hotels and hot springs.