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Boyacá, Colombia

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On July 25, 1819, at Pantano de Vargas, troops led by Simón Bolívar confronted Spanish royalist troops who were trying to reach Bogotá, which was lightly defended. Even though they were exhausted after crossing a mountain pass, they defeated the royalists. This victory was followed by another at Puente de Boyacá just two weeks later, securing independence from Spain for Nuevo Granada (now Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama).

Pueblito Boyacense is a fun place to visit if you can’t make it to all the beautiful towns of Boyacá. It’s located in the city of Duitama. Each of the seven towns represented features architecture and designs typical of that town, with opportunities to eat, shop, and even stay overnight in a hotel.