Tunja, Colonial capital in Eastern Ranges, Colombia
Located at 2,782 meters above sea level, Tunja features colonial architecture, religious buildings, and ancient indigenous structures across its mountainous landscape.
Captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón established Tunja on August 6, 1539, on the former indigenous settlement of Hunza, governed by the Muisca civilization.
The Museo Casa del Fundador displays remarkable ceiling murals depicting exotic animals painted by artists who created them based on European literature.
The city center contains numerous hotels, restaurants, craft breweries, and transportation connections to major Colombian cities through its central bus terminal.
The Casa de Don Juan de Vargas reveals hidden animal-filled murals discovered when an old ceiling collapsed, preserving art from the early colonial period.
Location: Central Boyacá Province
Inception: August 6, 1539
Founders: Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
Elevation above the sea: 2,782 m
Address: Tunja, Boyaca, Colombia 150001–150009 Tunja
Website: https://tunja-boyaca.gov.co
GPS coordinates: 5.54028,-73.36139
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:19
Puente de Boyacá
12.6 km
Playa Blanca
43.9 km
Vargas Swamp Lancers
38.6 km
Cárcel de Cómbita
18.5 km
Candelaria Desert
26.1 km
Hunzahúa Well
969 m
Iguaque Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
18.3 km
Gondava
25.2 km
Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, Tunja
741 m
Sochagota Lake
37 km
El Infiernito
24.9 km
Plaza de Bolívar
866 m
La pila del mono
969 m
Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
46.4 km
Paja Formation
16 km
Páramo de Guacheneque
39.4 km
Embalse de La Copa
20.1 km
Paredón de los Mártires
1.4 km
Cojines del Zaque
969 m
Iglesia de Santo Domingo (Tunja)
901 m
Iglesia de Firavitoba
43.4 km
Yacimiento rupestre de Sáchica
18.5 km
Monumento a la Raza Indígena
969 m
Plaza Real de Tunja
969 m
Claustro de San Agustín (Tunja)
901 m
Bosque de la República
969 m
Iglesia de las Nieves (Tunja)
901 m
Alto de San Lázaro
1.8 kmReviews
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