Paipa

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Location of the town and municipality of Paipa in Boyacá Department.

Paipa is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Tundama Province a subregion of Boyaca.

1 Location
2 History
3 Interesting places
- 3.1 Varga's Swamp
- 3.2 Hot springs
4 External links

[edit] Location

Paipa is located to 15km of Duitama. It is considered as the main turistic city of the region, with large hotels and Hot springs

[edit] History

Paipa was founded by the Spanish Empire in 1568, when they discovered the hot springs of the place. Ever since this has been the base for the tourism in the region.

[edit] Interesting places

Rancheria Natural Reserve El Salitre Big House Main Park Jaime Rook Sochagota Lake

[edit] Varga's Swamp

This is where took place the Vargas Swamp Battle, on July 25 of 1819. A sculpture there made by Rodrigo Arenas Betancour commemorates the event.

[edit] Hot springs

Paipa's hot springs form a complex of approximately 5HA, with several public pools and private ones, besides of sport installations and shops.

[edit] External links

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v • d • e Provinces and Municipalities in Boyacá Department

Central Boyacá Province	Cómbita • Cucaita • Chiquiza • Chivatá • Motavita • Oicatá • Siachoque • Samacá • Sora • Soracá • Sotaquira • Toca • Tunja • Tuta • Ventaquemada

Northern Boyacá Province	Boavita • Covarachía • La Uvita • San Mateo • Sativanorte • Sativasur • Soatá • Susacón • Tipacoque

Western Boyacá Province	Briceño • Buenavista • Caldas • Chiquinquirá • Coper • La Victoria • Maripí • Muzo • Otanche • Pauna • Quipama • Saboyá • San Miguel de Sema • San Pablo de Borbur • Tununguá

Eastern Boyacá Province	Almeida • Chivor • Guateque • Guayatá • La Capilla • Somondoco • Sutatenza • Tenza

Gutiérrez Province	Chiscas • El Cocuy • El Espino • Guacamayas • Güicán • Panqueba

La Libertad Province	Labranzagrande • Pajarito • Paya • Pisba

Lengupá Province	Berbeo • Campohermoso • Miraflores • Páez • San Eduardo • Zetaquirá

Márquez Province	Boyacá • Ciénaga • Jenesano • Nuevo Colón • Ramiriquí • Rondón • Tibaná • Turmequé • Úmbita • Viracachá

Neira Province	Chinavita • Garagoa • Macanal • Pachavita • San Luis de Gaceno • Santa María

Ricaurte Province	Arcabuco • Chitaraque • Gachantivá • Moniquirá • Ráquira • Sáchica • San José de Pare • Santa Sofía • Santana • Sutamarchán • Tinjacá • Togüí • Villa de Leyva

Sugamuxi Province	Aquitania • Cuitiva • Firavitoba • Gámeza • Iza • Mongua • Monguí • Nobsa • Pesca • Sogamoso • Tibasosa • Tópaga • Tota

Tundama Province	Belén • Busbanzá • Cerinza • Corrales • Duitama • Floresta • Paipa • Santa Rosa de Viterbo • Tutasá

Valderrama Province	Beteitiva • Chita • Jericó • Paz de Río • Socotá • Socha • Tasco

Boyacá Frontier District	Cubará

Boyacá Special Handling Zone	Puerto Boyacá