PROVINCIA DE RICAUTE
Trabajo presentado por
DAVID ESTEBAN LARA GORDILLO
Docente
ESTELA GRANADOS
COLEGIO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
Tunja
2012
Provincia
de Ricaurte
Departamento
de Boyacá
This province
is divided into
thirteen towns which
are:
The Ricaut province is divided
into high zone and low
zone the first one
is formed by villa de
Leiva, arcabuco, gachantiva, raquira sutamarchan, Santa Sofia, tinjaca and sachica
towns.
Low zone is formed by
Chita raque togui, moniquira, San José de pare and Santana towns.
These towns are
remarkable for their nice weather, natural resources and kind people. The name
for this province is taken in honor to Antonio ricaute, a hero who was born in
villa de leiva.
Low Ricaute province is bathed by moniquira, pomeca
and Suarez rivers.
High Ricaute has desert zones. Villa de leiva is the
main tourist center of this province since it has huge natural and historical
richnesses.
Moniquira is referenced by guaba products making
arcabuco is known thanks to almojábanas raquira is famous for clay handicrafts
and sutamarchan for tagua handicrafts and longaniza.
The Riaute zone has natural settings of great valve
for community such as iguaque flora and fauna sanctuary, candelaria dessert
arcabuco and sta Sofia’s oak woods of cane cebada and Moniquira Rivers. This province is also known for its nice
weather ideal for resting and adventure and ecotourism activities.
Historical richness is compoled by great legends and
archeological places of national prestige.
Some remarkable people from this region are J.A Niño (write) Jorge V.
(carranguera music composer)
Now, we will have a small description of each town of
Ricaute Province
.
MONIQUIRA
^^ Colombia’s sweet town^^
It is popular for guava jelly and typixal candies
production. There are several paths to
go through this warm territory.
Moniquira was
populated by aborigens ruled by the cacique Susa the was sold by Spanish
conqueror Andres Verdugo y Oquendo annexed to chitaraque white aboriquens were.
Gastronomy is composed by mute, guava candies, and
apple orange and guava wines.
Summer festival
and guava jelly fair are its most important festivities.
Population: 20.263 urban
zone: 8.009 rural zone: 12.254
Market day Wednesday
Weather height: 1.700
ARCABUCO
^^ Location intricate thickets ^^
According to
historians, arcabuco is a word from
spanis origin that means rugged and overgrown place.
During the
first half of the twentieth century these lands belonged to just four or five lancowners who in turn, rented
to other people . rent was paid with money gastronomy consists of by
almojabanas accompanied by brown sugar water and cheese bobos, biscuits and
repollas
Market day
Thursday
Population: 20.263 urban
zone: 8.009 rural zone: 12.254
Weather: 13 centigrade degrees height: 2.500
CHITARAQUE
^^Vigorosa labranza ^^
Chitaraque is a
chibcha Word thasorous before Spaniards
arrival this town`s territory was populated by poasaque natives these aborigens
were susmitted under the fique of encomienda in colony times chicken stew meat snack chichi and guarapo
are part of gastronomy sain pecho claver
is the most popular festivity in this tow
Market
day sunday
Population: 7.598 urban
zone: 799 rural zone: 6.809
Weather: 20 centigrade degrees height: 1650
GACHANTIVÀ
^^ Captain of
porridge^^
Gachantivà is a Chibcha Word that means “captain of
porridge” in colony times Dominic priests chose gachantiva as an ideal place to
build chapel’s with rudimentary desians arquitectónicos rudimentarios. Gachantiva
old church proves so.
Market
day sunday
Population: 3.865
weather: 15 centigrade degrees height:2.450
RÀQUIRA
^^pot potter, city of
pots^^
It is Colombia’s
crafts capital; it is wellknown abroad for its products. Raquira name comes
from a Chibcha word that means pot towa before the Spanish conquest this place
was known as taquira among towns.
Main festivities are:
carranguera music festival and water festival.
Market
day sunday
Population: 13.900 rural
zone: 6.809
Weather: 17 centigrade degrees height: 2.150
SÀCHICA
^^planted with olive groves
mansion^^
In aborigen language
sachica means royal mansión of the high priest. It is considered as one of the
most beautiful towns in Colombia. It
forms part of the dinosaur tourist route main festivities: national onion
beauty contest typical dance festival.
Recognized as the word
capital of onion and the jerusalen of Colombia.
Market
day juesday
Population: 3.755 rural
zone: 2.631
Weather: 16.2 centigrade degrees height: 2.150
SAN
JOSÈ DE PARE
^^Commoner
town^^
Pare comes from the Word
para that means father. It was known as pare and was inhabited by guane
abongens. it belonged to Velez province. It was by Pedro Antonio Flores on
November 3 rd 1780. Later the name of san José de pare was taken the firdt
majors were selected by the first mayor was Andre’s guio.
Market
day sunday
Population: 5.855 rural
zone: 5.201
Weather: 20 centigrade degrees height: 1.550
SANTANA
^^Colombia`s
Brown sugarldaf capital ^^
Its seven took saints
names the main agricultural product Agricola is sugar cane being the firt Brown
sugar loof producing zone of the cocentry. Main festies are the Santa Ana
festivity and the spinning top festival
Market
day saturday
Population: 7.454 rural
zones: 5.615
Weather: 18 centigrade degrees height: 1.750
SANTA SOFÌA
^^National cubara capital^^
Ruins where this town was founded are one of santa
sofia`s biggest tourist charms. this town is located in the ricaute province
in the Boyacá department. It was founded on January 10 th 1810 under the name of guatoque name that was taken till 1906 when Boyacá president changed this name for Santa
Sofia town in honor to his wife Sofia
angulo .
Market
day sunday
Population: 4.315
Weather: 17 centigrade degrees
SUTAMARCHAN
^^The Territorio del soberano^
In aborigen language, suta means the sovereign merchan
in honor to capitain Pedro M de Velazco. Gastronomy is compared by longaniza
blood sausage yellow potato roast cob. The main festivity is made in honor to
the health virgin.
Market
day friday
Population: 7.017
Weather: 17 and 22 centigrade degrees height: 2.010
TINJACÀ
^^ The ideal weather^^
It
is said that tinjaca has the best weather in the Word. According to historians the foundation of
tinjaca was in 1556 when catholic religion was in expansion. San Blas pilgrimage is the main festivity.
There`s no
local market
Population: 2.484
Weather: 16 centigrade
degrees height: 2.100
TOGUÌ
^^The
wife`s river^^
In chibcha lenguaje togui
means wife`s river .this town was part of Velez province. This town is located
in the ricaute province in the Boyacá department gastronomy consists of stevoed
beef head with egg accompanied with drinks like masato, guarapo and chicha.
Market
day saturday
Population: 9.316
Weather: 17 centigrade degrees height: 2.143
VILLA DE LEIVA
^^Colonial city^^
Colombian town located in Ricaute Province in Boyacá departamento it is known for its architecture that keeps
the colony style and also for having beautiful rural I and scapes ranging from
moor zone with its sources and water reservoirs to the desert.
Market
day saturday
Population: 9.313
Weather: 17 centigrade degrees height: 2.143
