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26-496: The formation was defined and named in 1957 by Hubach after Fómeque , Cundinamarca . The Fómeque Formation has a maximum thickness of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), and is characterised by a sequence of pyritic organic shales , with limestones and sandstone banks intercalated in the formation. The Fómeque Formation contains high values of TOC . Fossils of Acarthohoplites sp. , Melchionites sp. , Nicklesia sp. , Olcostephanus sp. , Pulchellia sp. have been found in

52-484: A constitutional reform to do so, instead of a simple ordinance passed by the Cundinamarca Assembly). In censuses , the populations for Bogotá and Cundinamarca are tabulated separately; otherwise, Cundinamarca's population would total over 11 million. The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kuntur marqa , an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechuan and means "condor's nest". Most of Cundinamarca

78-488: A new chapter in the history of the country. Today through tourist guides and locals the indigenous origins of the municipality, which in the indigenous language is called Chicaquicha, is visited by a large number of tourists from around the world. Among the most famous events of the area are the majestic Holy Week processions, organized for the last 54 years by the Nazarene of Zipaquirá Congregation, with processions throughout

104-571: A population of 12,000 people". These lands were part of the domain of the zipa of Bacatá , the leader of the southern part of the Muisca. This area of the Bogotá plain had at that time a series of small lakes and canyons which made possible the transportation of its inhabitants by canoe, by means of which the inhabitants of Nemocón , Gachancipá , and Tocancipá reached Chicaquicha in order to seek supplies of salt which they traded for pottery and tiles. Salt

130-405: A title conferred to the governor of the village and to his wife, the latter known by the title of "Quira", and thus "Zipa-Quirá". The native people who lived there settled in the upper part of the mine called "Puebla Viejo", now known as Santiago Pérez, approximately 200 meters above the present site of the city, and where early Spanish descriptions (1537) speak of "seeing a few hundred dwellings with

156-475: Is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca . Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tocancipá to the east; Tabio , Cajicá and Sopó to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49 kilometers from the national capital Bogotá . It is part of the Greater Bogotá Metropolitan Area, and

182-467: Is completed, making possible more rapid and safer access to the city, since the Cajicá - Zipaquirá segment was one of the most accident-prone roads in the country. Zipaquirá offers the visitor typical restaurants, colonial houses that are almost 300 years old, tourist agencies, recreation centers such as Panaca Sabana, museums, crafts, and an interesting retail infrastructure. Agriculture is also important in

208-430: Is made up of 116 municipalities, six of which recorded a population of over 100,000 and could be considered as cities: Soacha, Fusagasugá, Girardot, Facatativá, Zipaquirá and Chia, while Bogotá District is in the category of capital. Other major towns are Ubaté due to high livestock and dairy production. Guaduas, is an important cultural center. Chocontá and Fred are agricultural centers. Cundinamarca has 15 provinces and

234-574: Is on the Eastern Cordillera ( Cordillera Oriental ), just south of Boyacá , bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Orinoco River basin on the east, and bordering on Tolima to the south. The capital district of Bogotá is nearly completely surrounded by Cundinamarca territory and was formed by carving up Cundinamarca. Because of this and other border changes,

260-567: Is the capital of the Sabana Centro province. It is also the headquarters of the diocese of the same name and that includes much of the Department of Cundinamarca, extending to the centre of Bogotá, the region of Rionegro, the Ubaté Valley, and the region of Guavio. The city is primarily known for its Salt Cathedral , an underground church built inside a salt mine in a tunnel made as result of

286-514: The Altiplano Cundiboyacense . There are two possible origins of its name. One of them is taken from the indigenous people who inhabited the foot of the Zippa mountain range, "Chicaquicha", which means "our large wall" or according to other sources, "city of our father", and until the 19th century the name was written beginning with the letter C. The other possibility refers to the name "zipa",

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312-589: The Muisca , in which is located the famous Salt Cathedral . González Forero Square is the center of the city, surrounded by buildings that have conserved their colonial style and are considered to be national monuments. The square contains a cathedral constructed between 1760 and 1870, with its stone façade, as well as the city hall and the Salinas administration building, with their green republican-style roofs. The city has undergone recent changes, having transformed streets in

338-459: The zipa ". Zipa was the ruler of this territory. Another origin is "City of our father". In the Abra Valley between Zipaquirá and Tocancipá were found some of the most ancient human remains of South America. The lithic strata reveal animal bones and carbon fragments, analysed with carbon 14 dating to be around 12,500 years old, which makes it the oldest evidence of human settlement on

364-1763: The Capital District (Bogotá), which simultaneously acts as capital of the Republic, capital of the Department and a separately administered District (or Department) in itself. The department is home to the basketball team Cóndores de Cundinamarca , which plays its home games in the Coliseo de la Luna in Chía . [REDACTED]   Amazonas [REDACTED]   Antioquia [REDACTED]   Arauca [REDACTED]   Atlántico [REDACTED]   Bolívar [REDACTED]   Boyacá [REDACTED]   Caldas [REDACTED]   Caquetá [REDACTED]   Casanare [REDACTED]   Cauca [REDACTED]   Cesar [REDACTED]   Chocó [REDACTED]   Córdoba [REDACTED]   Cundinamarca [REDACTED]   Guainía [REDACTED]   Guaviare [REDACTED]   Huila [REDACTED]   La Guajira [REDACTED]   Magdalena [REDACTED]   Meta [REDACTED]   Nariño [REDACTED]   N. Santander [REDACTED]   Putumayo [REDACTED]   Quindío [REDACTED]   Risaralda [REDACTED]   San Andrés [REDACTED]   Santander [REDACTED]   Sucre [REDACTED]   Tolima [REDACTED]   Valle del Cauca [REDACTED]   Vaupés [REDACTED]   Vichada Capital district: [REDACTED]   Bogotá Zipaquir%C3%A1 Zipaquirá ( Spanish pronunciation: [sipakiˈɾa] )

390-685: The Church of Zipaquirá, which was later reconstructed by Pedro de Tovar y Buendía, when the parish priest was Fernando de Buenaventura y Castillo. In 1605 the area was named the Corregimiento de Zipaquirá and removed to its original location; this was done due to the limited area available on the originally occupied plain, as well as to the fact that the Spanish forces ordered that no Spanish, negros , mestizos or mulattos were permitted to live in native villages, even if they had purchased land therein. In 1623,

416-534: The Eastern Ranges. Cundinamarca Department Department of Cundinamarca ( Departamento de Cundinamarca , Spanish pronunciation: [kundinaˈmaɾka] ) is one of the departments of Colombia . Its area covers 22,623 square kilometres (8,735 sq mi) (not including the Capital District) and it has a population of 2,919,060 as of 2018. It was created on August 5, 1886, under

442-623: The Spanish official Don Francisco de Sosa named as wards the 321 native inhabitants in the "Old Town", according to the declaration of Alfredo Tinoco. On October 5, 1638, Gabriel de Carvajal became the guardian of 771 natives in the region and 125 in Tibitó . In 1778, by order of the Viceroy Manuel Antonio Flórez , the natives who lived in Zipaquirá were transported to Nemocón in order to prevent constant rebellions of previous owners of

468-458: The center to pedestrian walkways , limiting vehicle traffic in the area in an attempt at preservation and conservation, and lending a more cordial aspect for tourists. As part of this strategy, the city has also carried out a project of restructuring the Sabana Station (railroad), and, next to it, the construction of Parque La Esperanza. Currently, the Bogotá - Chía - Cajicá - Zipaquirá highway

494-468: The constitutional terms presented on the same year. Cundinamarca is located in the center of Colombia. Cundinamarca's capital city is Bogotá , the capital of Colombia. This is a special case among Colombian departments, since Bogotá is not legally a part of Cundinamarca , yet it is the only department that has its capital designated by the Constitution (if the capital were to be ever moved, it would take

520-513: The excavation of the salinas . Zipaquirá has an original architecture, and the old city centre is a tourist attraction . Its main square is surrounded by old buildings in the Spanish Colonial style . This small city can be reached by train from Bogotá. In Chibcha , the language of the Muisca , who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest , the name means "The Land of

546-588: The formation. The Fómeque Formation overlies the Las Juntas Formation and is overlain by the Une Formation . The age has been estimated to be Barremian to Late Aptian . Stratigraphically, the formation is time equivalent with the Mercedes Formation . The formation has been deposited in a shallow marine environment . The Fómeque Formation is apart from its type locality , found in other parts of

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572-399: The municipality, especially dairy and potato farming. Industry in the region is closely associated with the production, processing, and refining of salt . The estimated population is 130,000 inhabitants (called "Zipaquireños"). The streets, the park, the houses, and the square commemorate the era of the colony. As well as the communal movement and the indigenous struggles that gave way to

598-524: The present department of Cundinamarca is much smaller than the original state. According to the latest census conducted in 2005, 2,280,037 people live in Cundinamarca, excluding 6,776,009 of the capital, Bogotá. The city of Bogotá and the municipalities of Soacha , La Calera , Cota , Chía , Madrid , Funza , Mosquera , Fusagasugá , Facatativá and Zipaquirá form a single metropolitan area. (1985) (1993) (2005) (2015)* (2020)* Cundinamarca

624-524: The salt deposits. On August 3, 1779, Zipaquirá saw the creation of the Holy Trinity and San Antonio de Padua parish . In 1852, Zipaquirá became a province , retaining the status until 1855. During the Spanish reconquest , on August 3, 1816, the so-called Zipaquirá Martyrs were executed in the city square. With the Constitution of Cundinamarca of 1815, the city became the capital of the province of

650-547: The same name. On July 10, 1863, it was designated the capital of the Sovereign State of Cundinamarca, although subsequently it was named Funza by decree of president Morales. Law number 46 of April 29, 1905, created the Department of Quesada, the capital of which was Zipaquirá, which remained so until 1910. Zipaquirá is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Bogotá , linked by road and by train. The most famous of its salt mines has been exploited since pre-Columbian times by

676-581: Was also traded with peoples throughout the Andean region of Colombia, including the Panche , and Pantágora in the present department of Tolima , and the Muzo of the present-day department of Boyacá . On July 18, 1600, Don oidor Luis Henríquez established a settlement on the site with workers and their families, and named it the "Village of Zipaquirá". On August 2, 1600, Henríquez contracted Juan de Robles to construct

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