Ricaurte, Cundinamarca


Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.

Other Facts

  • Market Day: Thursday and Sunday
  • Distance from Bogotá: 142 km
  • Foundation: 1813 as Peñalisa
  • Created: Departamental Decree No. 409 of 11 March 1968
  • Median temperature: 27 °C

Veredas

The Municipality of Ricaurte has 16 Veredas, 17 within the Urban Zone. The Veredas are: