- Paipa
Paipa is a town and municipality in the
Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of theTundama Province a subregion of Boyaca.Location
Paipa is located to 15km of
Duitama . It is considered as the main turistic city of the region, with large hotels andHot spring sHistory
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.Interesting places
Rancheria Natural ReserveEl Salitre Big HouseMain Park Jaime RookSochagota Lake
Varga's Swamp
This is where took place the
Vargas Swamp Battle , onJuly 25 of1819 . A sculpture there made byRodrigo Arenas Betancour commemorates the event.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.
External links
*es icon [http://www.paipa.gov.co/sitio.shtml Paipa official website]
* [http://www.tundama.com Tundama.com]
* [http://www.paipatoursboyaca.com Vacations in Paipa and Boyacá]
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