Pajarito, Boyacá
Pajarito is a town and municipality in the La Libertad Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The municipality, situated in the southeast of the department borders Labranzagrande and Aquitania of the department of Boyacá and Yopal, Recetor and Aguazul of the department of Casanare. The urban centre is located at a distance of from the department capital Tunja at an altitude of in a tight valley, not allowing much expansion of the urban area. The centre is experiencing periodic landslides.
Etymology
The name Pajarito in Spanish means "little bird", yet the origin of the name is thought to be from Chibcha: Pa is "father", ja; "load, role", rito; "dog".Geology
The area of Pajarito is characterized by an intrusive complex into the surrounding Lower Cretaceous sediments. The petrology of the igneous body is alkaline to sub-alkaline and low in SiO2. Secondary minerals are apatite and hydrothermal chlorite.History
The first inhabitants of the village may have been indigenous people of the Golconda tribe, short in stature and bandy-legged. The Golcondenses were cultivators of maize and hunters. They spoke a version of Chibcha, giving rise to the name of the town.Modern Pajarito was founded on January 1, 1853 by soldiers of Gran Colombia. The first mayors were military men.