Ráquira, literally "City of Pots" in the Chibcha language, is a municipality and town in Boyacá Department

Boyacá Department

Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...

, Colombia

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...

, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province

Ricaurte Province

The Ricaurte Province is a subregion of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The subsregion is formed by 13 municipalities.-Municipalities:...

. It is famous in Colombia for its colony of artisans, who produce traditional northern Andean pottery & hand-woven goods. The Sunday market is an especially popular time to visit.

External links

Raquira official website

• Tourist info and Hostel reservations