Pasca
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Pasca is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia located in the Andes. It belongs to the Sumapaz Province. Pasca is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of 71 kilometres (44 mi) from the capital Bogotá. It borders Fusagasugá, Sibaté and Soacha in the north, Bogotá D.C. in the north and east, Arbeláez in the south and Fusagasugá in the west. Is the entrance to the Páramo del Sumapaz, the biggest ecosystem in its genre in the world. The urban center is located at an altitude of 2,180 metres (7,150 ft) and the altitude ranges from 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) to 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[1]
Etymology
Pasca in the Chibcha language means "father's enclosure", according to Acosta Ortegón.[2]
History
Pasca in the time before the
One of his captains, Juan de Céspedes, reached Pasca in July 1537, founding modern Pasca on July 15.[1] It was the last village of the Muisca to be conquered before heading south into the domain of the Sutagao.[2]
Economy
Main economical activities in Pasca are
Archeology
The famous Muisca raft, representing the ritual of El Dorado, was found in Pasca in 1969.[3][4] The raft is now part of the Gold Museum collection in Bogotá.
The town contains an archaeological museum and a natural history museum.
Famous pasqueños
- Colombian poet and politician Josefa Acevedo de Gomez, lived and wrote her work here
- Native Zoratama lived in Pasca
Ivan Ramiro Sosa cyclist winner of multiple races.
Gallery
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Muisca raft found in Pasca, depicting El Dorado ritual
See also
- El Dorado
- Juan de Céspedes
- Sumapaz National Park
References
- ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Official website Pasca Archived 2015-05-22 at archive.today
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Espejo Olaya, Maria Bernarda (1999) Notas sobre toponimia en algunas coplas colombianas Thesaurus. Tomo LIV, Núm. 3. page 1122.
- ^ (in Spanish) Banco de la Republica: Exposición del Museo del Oro del Banco de la República en Bogotá
- ^ (in Spanish) Explanation of the metallurgy of the Muisca raft by Eduardo Londoño - Museo del Oro
External links
- (in Spanish) Photos of pre-Columbian art found in Pasca
