Choachí Chiguachí | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Rural view of Choachí | |
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  Choachí Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates:4°31′47″N73°55′25″W / 4.52972°N 73.92361°W /4.52972; -73.92361 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Founded | 29 September 1560 |
| Founded by | Antonio Bermúdez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Álvaro Gutiérrez Pardo (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 223 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,923 m (6,309 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 10,729 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,615 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | Official website |
Choachí is a municipality and town ofColombia in theEastern Province of thedepartment ofCundinamarca. The municipality bordersLa Calera in the north,Ubaque in the south, in the eastFómeque and westward of Choachí is the Colombian capitalBogotá. The town centre is located at 38 kilometres (24 mi) from the centre of the capital.[1] Within the boundaries of Choachí thePáramo de Cruz Verde is situated.
The name Choachí is derived from the original name inChibcha:Chi-gua-chí, which means "Our Mountain of the Moon". TheMuisca had a strong lunar cult and worshipped the goddess of the Moon,Chía in various places across their territories. It is believed that in Choachí a place of worship to the Moon was located.[1]
Choachí is home to the tallest waterfall in Colombia, La Chorrera, which has a height of 590 m (~1940 ft).[2]
The area of Choachí was inhabited by the southernMuisca, part of theMuisca Confederationruled by thezipa ofBacatá. The modern foundation of the town was early in theSpanish conquest of the Muisca, in 1560, by Antonio Bermúdez, aconquistador who arrived as part of the army ofGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. In 1601 a parish was constructed in Choachí.[1]
Between the 17th and 19th century the originalindigenous population almost completely perished.[1]
Main economical activities in Choachí are agriculture,livestock farming. Also tourism, mainly from the capital, is a source of income for the local people.[1]
In the area of ChoachíCretaceoussandstones and the organic-richshales of theFómeque Formation areoutcropping.[1]
In the first half of the 20th century within Choachí theChoachí Stone has been found, possibly in a grave. The stone, carved inlydite may represent theMuisca calendar, a complexlunisolar calendar used by the Muisca.[3] Alsopetroglyphs have been discovered in Choachí.
| Climate data for Choachí (Bolsa La), elevation 3,195 m (10,482 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.6 (47.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 8.4 (47.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.1 (41.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 30.5 (1.20) | 46.2 (1.82) | 89.4 (3.52) | 116.6 (4.59) | 158.6 (6.24) | 145.0 (5.71) | 160.1 (6.30) | 125.4 (4.94) | 88.0 (3.46) | 123.3 (4.85) | 114.1 (4.49) | 61.8 (2.43) | 1,234.7 (48.61) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 211 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 92 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 95 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 158.1 | 127.0 | 99.2 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 69.0 | 52.7 | 68.2 | 81.0 | 86.8 | 87.0 | 133.3 | 1,087.3 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Source:Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
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