Iraca Valley

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Iraca Valley is a high Andean valley in central Colombia, historically significant as part of the Muisca heartland and known for its fertile lands and pre-Columbian heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape
geographical region
valley
archaeologicalPeriod Late Muisca period
climate cool Andean
colonialHistory incorporated into Spanish colonial New Kingdom of Granada
country Colombia
culturalRegion Altiplano Cundiboyacense
drainageBasin Orinoco basin (via Eastern Andes rivers)
linked to: Orinoco Basin
elevation high Andean
hasCulturalAssociationWith Muisca agriculture
Muisca religion
hasCulturalContinuityIn local traditions of Boyacá
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle raising
tourism related to Muisca heritage
hasHeritageStatus region of significant pre-Hispanic cultural value
hasNearbyCity Sogamoso
hasNearbySacredSite Sun Temple of Sogamoso
linked to: Sogamoso Sun Temple
hasSoilCharacteristic high fertility
hasViewOf surrounding Eastern Cordillera peaks
historicalRegionOf Muisca Confederation
linked to: Muisca
inhabitedInPreColumbianTimesBy Chibcha-speaking peoples
inhabitedInPreColumbianTimesBy Muisca people
linked to: Muisca
isSubjectOf archaeological research on Muisca culture
ethnohistorical studies of the Muisca
knownFor Muisca archaeology
fertile agricultural lands
pre-Columbian heritage
languageOfHistoricalInhabitants Muysccubun
locatedIn central Colombia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Boyacá Department
locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
locatedInMountainRange Cordillera Oriental (Colombian Andes)
locatedInOrNear municipality of Firavitoba
municipality of Iza
municipality of Nobsa
municipality of Sogamoso
municipality of Tibasosa
locatedOnContinent South America
partOf Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
Muisca heartland
regionType intermontane valley
timePeriodOfMajorPreColumbianOccupation Late Holocene
topography high plateau-like valley
usedFor crop cultivation
livestock grazing

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