Nocaima
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Nocaima is a municipality and town of Colombia
in the department
of Cundinamarca
. It is the oldest settlement in Colombia, and therefore of historical significance. Founded on June 8 in 1605, it sits in the hills of the Andes, about 60 km outside Bogota, the current Capital of Colombia.
The official municipal website of Nocaima is found under
http://nocaima-cundinamarca.gov.co/sitio.shtml
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
in the department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca Department
- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....
. It is the oldest settlement in Colombia, and therefore of historical significance. Founded on June 8 in 1605, it sits in the hills of the Andes, about 60 km outside Bogota, the current Capital of Colombia.
The official municipal website of Nocaima is found under
http://nocaima-cundinamarca.gov.co/sitio.shtml