Location: Tunja
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What to do and see in Tunja, Boyaca Department: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Tunja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtuŋha]) is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2012 it had an estimated population of 181,407 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá department and the Central Boyacá Province. Tunja is an important educational centre of well-known universities. In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Tunja was called Hunza and was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors on August 20, 1537 upon zaque Quemuenchatocha and founded by the Spanish on August 6, 1539, exactly one year after the former southern capital Bacatá. The city hosts the most remaining Muisca architecture: Hunzahúa Well, Goranchacha Temple and Cojines del Zaque.
Restaurants in Tunja
1. Plaza de Bolivar
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4.5 based on 145 reviews
Reviewed By WorldTvlerParker_CO
First walk into this square is impressive. Huge. Statue of Bolivar in the middle, 3 sides of colonial beauty, hundreds of pigeons, people wandering everywhere. Very picturesque with the hills in 5e background and the every changing weather.
2. Catedral Basilica Metropolitana Santiago de Tunja
3. Casa Del Fundador Gonzalo Suarez Rendon
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4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By WorldTvlerParker_CO
With no cost and a tour, this makes for a great stop. Next to the church In the main square, the house has lovely rooms, and the restoration of the ceilings and period pieces are great. Loved walking the grounds...what a lovely place.
