Zetaquirá
Zetaquira is a town and municipality in the Colombian Lengupá Province, part of the department of Boyacá. Zetaquira is located at from the department capital Tunja and borders Pesca in the north, Miraflores in the south, in the east Berbeo, San Eduardo and Aquitania and in the west Ramiriquà and Chinavita. The municipality stretches over an area of on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at altitudes between and.
Etymology
Zetaquira in Chibcha means "Land of the snake" or "City of the snake".History
The central highlands of the Colombian Andes in the time before the Spanish conquest were inhabited by various indigenous peoples. The predominant culture was the Muisca, organized in a loose confederation. Zetaquira was part of the reign of the zaque, based in Hunza, present-day Tunja. Other indigenous people in the vicinity of Zetaquira were the Achagua and Tegua.Modern Zetaquira was not founded until May 21, 1765, by Pedro López.