punto 6
The place
punto 6 ("Point 6") in Boyacá department, Ciudad Bolívar/La Uvita sector (páramo, Colombian Central Andes), at 2793 m altitude, páramo highlands. Continuous Colombia Boyacá páramo cluster (batches 260-387, ~19 entries). Hiking waypoint in the páramo (Boyacá, cradle of Colombian independence + Puente de Boyacá, 7 August 1819 independence battle, Bolívar/Santander vs Spaniards + Chiquinquirá basilica + heritage of the Muisca/Chibcha peoples (pre-Columbian people, 300,000, muysccubun language, only 5 speakers left in Chocontá + El Dorado legend, Lake Guatavita, Muisca chiefs, 3-day gold-dust immersion rituals, iconic lure for conquistadors and treasure hunters in vain + Zipa/Zaque, the two Muisca confederations of Bogotá/Tunja + conquest by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in 1537 + heritage of Simón Bolívar 1783-1830, Libertador of 6 South American countries + Gran Colombia 1819-1831 + Thousand Days' War 1899-1902, 100,000 dead, civil war between liberals and conservatives).
The setting
Boyacá Ciudad Bolívar/La Uvita páramo Central Andes CO Colombia 2793 m páramo highlands, continuous cluster batches 260-387 ~19 entries, hiking waypoint in páramo + Boyacá cradle of CO independence + Puente Boyacá 7 August 1819 independence Bolívar/Santander vs Spaniards + Chiquinquirá basilica, Muisca/Chibcha pre-Columbian 300,000 muysccubun 5 speakers left Chocontá + El Dorado Guatavita 3-day gold-dust immersion rituals conquistadors + Zipa/Zaque 2 confederations Bogotá/Tunja + Jiménez de Quesada 1537 + Bolívar 1783-1830 Libertador 6 countries + Gran Colombia 1819-1831 + Thousand Days' War 1899-1902 100,000 dead liberals/conservatives.
