pinto 3 n
The place
pinto 3 n ("Pinto 3 north", enigmatic name) in the department of Boyacá, Chiquinquirá/Villa de Leyva sector (Cundiboyacense high plateau, Colombia), at 2917 m elevation, high savanna of the eastern Andes. New Colombia Boyacá cluster, batch 335. COUNTRY ANOMALY: Colombia missing. Rural cabin or páramo landmark ("pinto" = speckled, a Muisca surname), in a zone of Andean páramo (cold, high-altitude biome, 3000-4500 m, endemic to the Eastern Cordillera) with Espeletia frailejones (Asteraceae giants, 3-5 m, 200 endemic species of the Cundiboyacense high plateau, isolated evolution), heritage of the Muisca (Chibcha people, Zipa/Zaque confederation, 1500s, 500,000 people, conquered by Jiménez de Quesada in 1537).
The setting
Boyacá Chiquinquirá/Villa de Leyva Cundiboyacense high plateau Colombia 2917 m eastern Andes, new cluster batch 335, páramo cabin pinto muysca, Andean páramo 3000-4500 m endemic Eastern Cordillera, Espeletia frailejones 3-5 m 200 endemic species cundiboyacense, Muisca Chibcha Zipa/Zaque 500,000 Quesada 1537, ANOMALY Colombia missing.
