Floresta, Boyacá

Floresta is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the Tundama Province, a subregion of Boyacá. Floresta is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. It borders Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Cerinza and Betéitiva in the north, in the east Busbanzá and Corrales in the west Santa Rosa de Viterbo and Nobsa in the south.

For other uses, see Floresta (disambiguation).
Floresta
Tobasía
Municipality and town
View of corregimiento Tobasía, part of Floresta
View of corregimiento Tobasía, part of Floresta
Flag of Floresta
Flag
Official seal of Floresta
Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Floresta in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Floresta in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá Department
ProvinceTundama Province
Founded1818
Government
 • MayorWilmar Julián Rincón Mariño
(2020-2023)
Area
 • Municipality and town85 km2 (33 sq mi)
Elevation
2,506 m (8,222 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town4,523
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,798
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Before the Spanish conquest of the highlands of Colombia, the area of Floresta was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in their Muisca Confederation. In those days Floresta, together with Santa Rosa de Viterbo, was called Tobasía which is still the name of a corregimiento of the village. Tobasía was ruled by a cacique loyal to the ruler of Tundama, present-day Duitama.

Modern Floresta was founded in 1818, three years before the independence of Colombia from the Spanish Empire. Floresta means "between the flowers".[1]

Economy

Main economical activity of Floresta is agriculture, predominantly potatoes, maize and barley. Also the Colombian fruit uchuva is produced in Floresta. The municipality grows grapes, races Riesling and Pinot Noir for wine production, uncommon in tropical Colombia. Livestock and dairy farming are other production areas.

Geology

The fossiliferous Devonian Floresta Formation is named after Floresta and has provided many trilobites and brachiopod fossils.

Born in Floresta
  • Central square
    Central square
  • Central square
    Central square
  • House in Floresta
    House in Floresta
  • View of the valley of Floresta
    View of the valley of Floresta
  • Rural area
    Rural area
  • Rural area
    Rural area
  • Fossils from Floresta
    Fossils from Floresta
Rural part of Floresta

References
  1. (in Spanish) Etymology Floresta - accessed 07-05-2016
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