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Famous bridge that was the site of a historic battle and decisive revolutionary victory for the independence of New Granada. Besides the main site here are also related monuments and obelisks attending to this affair.
The Puente de Boyacá is a bridge located 110 km east of Bogotá and 14 km west from Tunja in a valley, crossing the Teatinos River near the Pan-American Highway. It was the site of the historic battle of August 7, 1819, known as the Battle of Boyacá, which granted independence to New Granada.
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One of the first churches to be built in Tunja, back in 1566. Moreover, it was the site of where Independence fighters who were assassinated in 1816 were buried.
Another church, whew, this one dating to 1599 and where Our Lady of the Miracle is venerated. There is said to have been an apparition here.
Neoclassical-type church dating from 1599.
This church was completed in 1620 in the Jesuit style and is particularly noteworthy for having a polychrome statue of Jesus. It is also where the International Festival of Culture takes place.
It was a neoclassical Spanish colonial mansion built in 1539 that now houses canvases of Colombian departmental governors.
Church with Isabelline-style architecture built in 1560 with really quite incredible wood and plaster bas-relief design all over the nave interior.