Tota, Boyacá
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Tota is a town and municipality in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, part of the Sugamuxi Province. Tota is located approximately 40 km from Sogamoso and the municipality borders in the north Cuítiva, Aquitania in the east, Zetaquirá and San Eduardo in the south and westward of Tota the municipality of Pesca is located.[1] Nearby and named after the village is Lake Tota, the largest lake of Colombia.
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History
Before the Spanish conquest of the central highlands of Colombia (Altiplano Cundiboyacense), the area around Tota was inhabited by the Muisca people, ruled by the zaque of Hunza, currently known as Tunja. In the Chibcha language of the Muisca, Tota means "tillage of the river".[2]
The first European to enter the territories of the northern Muisca Confederation was Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
Economy
The economical activities of Tota are mainly agriculture (potatoes, carrots, peas, onions and others), livestock farming]], mining and tourism (Lake Tota).[1]
Gallery
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Central square and park of Tota
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Central square
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Monument honouring the weavers, central square
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Playa Blanca ("White Beach") at Lake Tota (Lago de Tota)
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Potato fields around Lake Tota
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Lake Tota
See also
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Spanish) Official website Tota - accessed 02-05-2016
- ↑ (Spanish) Etymology Tota - accessed 02-05-2016
