Guachetá, Municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Located 118 kilometers from Bogotá, Guachetá spans across 177 square kilometers of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, reaching elevations between 2600 and 3500 meters.
Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada established this settlement on March 12, 1537, initially naming it San Gregorio due to the founding date.
The name Guachetá originates from the Muisca language, meaning farmlands of the hill, reflecting the agricultural heritage of this former independent Muisca territory.
The municipality contains multiple coal mining operations, dairy production facilities, and agricultural fields dedicated to growing potatoes, maize, peas, and beans.
According to Muisca mythology, the daughter of the local cacique conceived a child with the Sun god Sué, giving birth to an emerald that created cacique Goranchacha.
Location: Cundinamarca Department
Inception: 1537
Founders: Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Elevation above the sea: 2,688 m
Website: http://guacheta-cundinamarca.gov.co
GPS coordinates: 5.38556,-73.68556
Latest update: May 4, 2025 08:33
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