El Cocuy, Mountain municipality in Gutiérrez Province, Colombia.
El Cocuy sits at an elevation of 2,784 meters, featuring stone buildings surrounded by high peaks of the Eastern Colombian Andes mountain range.
Spanish colonizers established this settlement in 1541 within the territory of indigenous U'wa people, who maintained control of the surrounding mountains.
The population of 5,241 residents celebrates traditional festivals throughout the year, displaying local dance performances and regional Colombian mountain cuisine.
Visitors reach the municipality via bus connections from Tunja, with December through March offering the most favorable weather conditions for outdoor activities.
The municipal territory spans 191 square kilometers, containing agricultural lands and mountain paths that lead to snow-covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada.
Location: Gutiérrez Province
Location: Boyacá Department
Inception: 1541
Elevation above the sea: 2,784 m
Website: http://elcocuy-boyaca.gov.co
GPS coordinates: 6.40944,-72.44444
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:36
El Cocuy National Park
18 km
Páramo de Santurbán
105.9 km
Chicamocha Canyon
77.2 km
Playa Blanca
115.4 km
Vargas Swamp Lancers
102.3 km
Chicamocha National Park
75 km
Cárcel de Cómbita
122.1 km
Pisba National Natural Park
59.5 km
Provincial Viaduct
108.6 km
Ritacuba Blanco
18.9 km
Ocetá Páramo
87 km
Sochagota Lake
103.2 km
Sun Temple
94.3 km
Yariguíes National Park
110.5 km
Archaeology Museum
94.3 km
Morcá
92.1 km
Estadio Álvaro Gómez Hurtado
100.3 km
Coliseo Bicentenario
110 km
Embalse de La Copa
121.5 km
El Cocuy National Park
37.3 km
St. Lawrence Cathedral, Duitama
91.9 km
Iglesia de Firavitoba
102.3 km
Santiago de las Atalayas Stadium
118 km
Parque Natural Regional Santurbán Mutiscua-Pamplona
112.1 km
Berlín (Kolumbien)
99.7 km
Musée historique du Santander
109.2 km
Natural Reserve "Old Pueblito"
107.9 km
Plaza de Toros La Pradera
91.6 kmReviews
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