Socha is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá , part of the Valderrama Province , which is a subregion of Boyacá. It borders Socotá in the east, Sativasur in the north, Tasco in the south and in the west Paz de Río .
5-723: The village is located in the Eastern Ranges at altitudes between 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Socha is the largest municipality in the Natural National Park Páramo de Pisba . The Chicamocha River forms the northern boundary of Socha. Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense , Socha was inhabited by the indigenous Pirgua and Boche tribes, belonging to
10-479: Is coal and sandstone mining . To a lesser extent also livestock farming and agriculture are executed. 6°00′N 72°40′W / 6.000°N 72.667°W / 6.000; -72.667 Cordillera Oriental (Colombia) The Cordillera Oriental (English: Eastern Ranges ) is the widest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes . The range extends from south to north, dividing from
15-853: The Colombian Massif in Huila Department to Norte de Santander Department where it splits into the Serranía del Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezuelan Andes . The highest peak is Ritacuba Blanco at 5,410 m (17,750 ft) in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy . The western part of the Cordillera Oriental belongs to the Magdalena River basin, while the eastern part includes
20-640: The Muisca . Simón Bolívar passed through Socha in his march for the independence of Colombia. The town center was moved in 1870 due to a landslide. Close to the Boche waterfall in the municipality petroglyphs have been found. The name Socha is derived from the Chibcha words So ("Sun"; Sué ) and Cha ("Moon"; Chía ), "Land of the Sun and the Moon". Main economical activity of Socha
25-500: The river basins of the Amazon River , Orinoco River , and Catatumbo River . Within it, the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (with the only snowy peaks in this mountain range) stand out. The mountain range contains the most páramos in the world. The Cordillera Oriental montane forests ecoregion covers the eastern slopes of the cordillera and its northern end. The Magdalena Valley montane forests cover
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