Villa de Leiva, Republic of Colombia

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Villa de Leiva, Republic of Colombia, is a well-preserved colonial town in central Colombia renowned for its historic architecture and large cobblestone plaza.

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Villa de Leiva, Republic of Colombia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
climateType cool mountain climate
country Colombia
distanceFrom about 160 km from Bogotá
elevationAboveSeaLevel 2144 m
foundedBy Hernán Suárez de Villalobos
foundedOnDate 1572-06-12
governingBody Municipal government of Villa de Leyva
hasAlternativeName Villa de Leyva
surface form: Villa de Leiva
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasFestival Festival de Astronomía
Festival de Luces
Festival del Viento y las Cometas
hasNearbyAttraction Iguaque National Park
surface form: Iguaque Flora and Fauna Sanctuary

Iguaque Lake
Ráquira
hasNotableFeature Presidential Palace of Colombia
surface form: Casa de Nariño

Casa del Cabildo
El Infiernito archaeological site
Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Museo del Fósil
Paleontological Research Center
Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva
cobblestone streets
nearby desert landscapes
whitewashed colonial houses
hasOfficialName Villa de Leyva
hasPopulationCharacteristic small-town population size
heritageDesignationGrantedInYear 1954
heritageStatus National Monument of Colombia
knownFor large cobblestone main plaza
well-preserved colonial architecture
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Ricaurte Province
surface form: Alto Ricaurte Province

Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Andean region of Colombia

Boyacá Department
locatedInRegion central Colombia
surface form: Central Colombia
partOf Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
religionHistoricallyAssociated Roman Catholicism
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism destination
heritage tourism destination
urbanPlanningStyle Spanish colonial grid layout
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Antonio Nariño deathPlace Villa de Leiva, Republic of Colombia