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Topic: Tunja

	Antropología - Monografias.com
		Tunja capital del departamento de Boyacá; situada astronómicamente a los 5 grados, 32 minutos y 7 segundos de latitud norte.
		Tunja se constituye en una fundación europea, la primera que se hizo en el territorio boyacense, se hizo obedeciendo a la misma filosofía de conquista de la sociedad dominante, es decir, se incrustó sobre la comunidad indígena conquistada, la nueva sociedad colonial.
		Tunja se distinguió por su alta cultura, era la ciudad de los conventos, templos, capillas, y bellas mansiones con diversos estilos arquitectónicos y con bellas pinturas, manieristas en sus techumbres como la casa del fundador, la casa del escribano Juan de Vargas, y la casa del cronista Juan de Castellanos.
	www.monografias.com /trabajos13/mntunja/mntunja.shtml (6684 words)

	ColombiaLink.com - LA WEB DE TUNJA - BOYACA - Fotos - Articulos - Historia
		Tunja, Capital de Boyacà; fue fundada en 1539 por Gónzalo Suárez Rendón, en la sede de un importante cacicazgo Muisca y capital de Provincia desde un comienzo, Tunja guarda ricos testimonios de su esplendor colonial.
		Sobre las tierras de Tunja, áridas al parecer, nació por primera vez en el Nuevo Reino de Granada, en 1541, el trigo, traido por el licenciado español Gerónimo Lebrón Gobernador de Santa Marta, quién dejó las semillas a otro noble español llamado Gerónimo de Aguayo, quién trabajó los suelos y obtuvo una magnifica cosecha.
		Tunja es una ciudad eminentemente estudiantil; en ella están acentadas varias entidades de carácter universitario, instituciones de educación tecnológica, colegios y escuelas, a las que vienen miles de jóvenes a prepararse, desde todo el departamento de Boyacá;, e incluso de otros departamentos nacionales.
	www.colombialink.com /01_INDEX/index_turismo/destinos/tunja.html (2939 words)

	Despacho Informe de Gestión (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Como muestra de confianza a la Secretaría de Tránsito y Transporte de Tunja, cerca de 400 usuarios radicaron nuevas cuentas provenientes de diferentes organismos de tránsito del país.
		Gracias a un convenio de cooperación para la rehabilitación dentaría que suscribió la Alcaldía Mayor de Tunja y la Corporación para el desarrollo de las regiones colombianas, 100 personas de los estratos 1 y 2 de la ciudad recibieron su prótesis dental.
		A través de la Empresa Social del Estado Santiago de Tunja, la Alcaldía Mayor viene trabajando para contribuir al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la gente de escasos recursos mediante actividades de promoción de la salud y prevención de la enfermedad, servicios médicos, odontológicos, asistenciales y de rehabilitación.
	www.tunja.gov.co /TUNJA/INTERNAS/ALCALDIA/secretarias/despacho/informes.htm (7738 words)

	Tunja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunja Ciudad de Todos Alcaldia municipal de la capital del Departamento, información general, institucional.
		Tunja Diocese established in 1880 as a suffragan of Bogotá, in the Republic of Colombia, South America.
		Fundación Universitaria de Boyacá Página principal de esta institución universitaria no oficial ubicada en Tunja.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Tunja.html (108 words)

	Deities of The Shattered World (Background) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunja is the Goddess of the air, the blue sky, clouds, and birds.
		Tunja is respectful of father Chia, but often playfully hides him with her clouds.
		Tunja is friends with Thyca (Goddess of the Seas), although they are both playful and jealous, and when they argue, thunder, lightning, and rain are the results.
	home.earthlink.net /~theshatteredworld/tsw_deities.html (2602 words)

	Tunja - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		IX Congreso de Historia de Colombia: Tunja, mayo 2, 3, 4, y 5 de 1995 : [trabajos] (Colección Memorias de historia)
		Tunja: Guía histórica del arte y la arquitectura
		Curas y políticos: Mentalidad religiosa e intransigencia en la diócesis de Tunja, 1881-1918 (Premios nacionales de cultura, 1997)
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /tunja.htm (140 words)

	Tunja on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It declared its independence from Spain in 1811 and shortly thereafter served as Simón Bolívar 's staging point for the victory at Boyacá;.
		Le chef du cartel de la cocaïne de Cali, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela le 7 novembre 2002 à Tunja en Colombie Les autorités.
		Le chef du cartel de la cocaïne de Cali, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela le 7 novembre 2002 à Tunja en Colombie Quatre mois ap.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Tunja.asp (476 words)

	Awesome beetles thrilling collectors around the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		TUNJA, Colombia -- University student German Viasus was researching ways to speed the natural decomposition of chicken bones when he came across what has become one of Colombia's weirdest exports.
		Viasus found 56 tiny, pearl-like eggs nestled in a pile of rotting wood as he searched for bugs that could break down the tons of chicken bones in the nation's garbage dumps in an environmentally safe manner.
		He built a laboratory and breeding center on a hillside outside Tunja, a city 80 miles northeast of the capital, Bogota.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05073/470904.stm (587 words)

	Antropología - Historia de Tunja - ilustrados.com
		Tunja cuenta con 118 kilometros cuadrados de los cuales el87% es de área urbana y el 13% es del área rural.
		Tunja se distinguió por su alta cultura, era la ciudad delos conventos, templos, capillas, y bellas mansiones con diversos estilosarquitectónicos y con bellas pinturas, manieristas en sus techumbres como lacasa del fundador, la casa del escribano Juan de Vargas, y la casa del cronistaJuan de Castellanos.
		Tunja intercambiaba productos y fue un camino obligado en lasrelaciones comerciales entre la costa atlántica y el interior del país a travésde río magdalena y por el camino de velez, por el camino de honda, y por elcamino a santa fe
	www.ilustrados.com /publicaciones/EpykZAZVkVlHvTjFsA.php (6105 words)

	Twinkle Twinkle Tunja's Stars - Tunja, Colombia - Colombia Things to see and do :: BootsnAll Travel Network
		It is said that Tunja was a rival of Bogotá in the pursuit of replicating the air and feel of an Old World European city.
		Tunja's reduced distance to Cartagena, the seaport and contact point to the outside world, where it all ends to Mother Europe made a difference.
		Tunja's three fabulously rich but not famous stars that stole the show in my treasure-hunting trip to Colombia, adding a new chapter in the myriad world of Spanish Colonial architecture.
	www.bootsnall.com /articles/05-10/twinkle-twinkle-tunjas-stars-tunja-colombia.html (2253 words)

	Tunja - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tunja
		It is the centre of an agricultural and mining community, and linked to Bogotá by railway.
		One of the oldest cities in Colombia, Tunja was formerly the seat of the Chibcha Indian kings.
		Many colonial buildings remain or have been restored, including the church of Santo Domingo (begun in 1594), and the Santa Clara Chapel (1580), now a museum.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Tunja (156 words)

	Virtual Andean Tourist Routes - Colonial Cities - Boyaca Real - Colombia /Andean Community - 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The city of Tunja, the route’s main axis, can be reached either by road or by air and is linked up to all of the rest of the country.
		Gonzalo Suárez Rendón founded Tunja, capital of the department of Boyacá, in 1539 over the remains of the Hunza people belonging to the Muisca culture.
		Tunja conserves structures from that period as a historical legacy.
	www.comunidadandina.org /ingles/tourism/cities/i_boyaca.htm (807 words)

	VIlla de Leyva - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The foundation created as a reaction to the social discontent that some soldiers and unemployed people were causing in Tunja.
		In 1575 and by order of King Philip II of Spain, Villa de Leyva was moved towards the east with the aim of restoring the lands which the new inhabitants had wrongly seized from the indigenous peoples.
		In 1584 the "corregidor" of Tunja moved the population its current location.
	www.usalatino.net /paises/colombia/villadeleyva/history.html (117 words)

	Castillo, Francisca Josefa de (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Her writings are the product of an imaginative mind tormented by her diabolic visions, her decaying body, her mystic raptures and the trials of domestic life at the nunnery.
		Sor Josefa lived and died in Tunja, a small, conservative city in the dry plateau of the viceroyalty of Nueva Granada.
		Tunja was the center of religious life in that region during seventeenth century.
	www.hope.edu /latinamerican/castillo.html (1092 words)

	Beetle-Breeder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		German Viasus holds larva of the Hercules beetle, one of the world's largest beetles, at his lab in Tunja, Colombia, Jan. 15, 2005.
		TUNJA, Colombia (AP) - University student German Viasus was researching ways to speed the natural decomposition of chicken bones when he came across what has become one of Colombia's weirdest exports.
		He built a laboratory and breeding centre on a hillside outside Tunja, a city 130 kilometres northeast of the capital, Bogota.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/science/050313/g031302A.html (517 words)

	Agenzia Fides - Agenzia della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli
		Telesantiago de Tunja, una emittente posta sulle montagne della Cordigliera, vuole aiutare il Paese a cambiare, raccontando attraverso le immagini, che il bene vince sempre e che la speranza è radicata nel cuore di tanta gente.
		Telesantiago de Tunja, pur essendo un canale televisivo non-profit, è dotato di alta tecnologia e può raggiungere tutte le zone, anche le più isolate e impervie della regione.
		I sostenitori di Telesantiago de Tunja sottolineano che i programmi di questa rete televisiva si differenziano da quelli proposti dagli altri canali perché sono variegati e riescono ad unire creatività e audacia; varietà e approfondimento; serietà e divertimento; informazione e formazione; cultura, politica e religione.
	www.fides.org /ita/vita_chiesa/tunja_colombia27112002.html (860 words)

	Historical Text Archive: E-Books : Pages of Glory on Simón Bol...: 9: Boyacá
		This garrison, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Juan Loño, Governor of the Province, consisted of a platoon of the Tambo battalion and three platoons of the Third of Numancia, and was equipped with two light cannons or howitzers, 12,000 cartridges and a #4 gun.
		Under those conditions it would have been hazardous to try to march toward Tunja, especially as the Royal Highway leading to that city was on the other side of the river, and the only bridge was on the outskirts of Paipa, where the enemy was entrenched.
		The occupation of Tunja by the patriots was easy because that same morning the Spanish troops garrisoning the city had gone north to reinforce General Barreiro's Army.
	historicaltextarchive.com /books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=29&cid=9 (2209 words)

	Tunja Trummer Arabians Austria
		bred by B and H Trummer, Austria TUNJA is a very typey and strong moving daughter of Verbala.
		TUNJA is a blueprint of her famous dam and she has the length of neck, the big eyes and the topline of *TR Viktor, who is sold to France.
		TUNJA is 4 years old and can be used for breeding and all other purposes.
	www.breitenau.com /tunja.html (367 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Tunja
		He built a laboratory and breeding center on a hillside outside Tunja, a city 130km northeast of the capital, Bogota.
		Misael Vacca Ramirez, the bishop of Yopal, was released close to where he was taken in remote mountains near the town of Morcote, about 120 miles northeast of the capital, Bogota, Luis Augusto Castro, the Archbishop of Tunja, told The Associated Press.
		Take the highway northeast to the city of Tunja, then follow the signs from Tunja to Villa de Leyva.
	news.surfwax.com /worldcities/files/Tunja_Colombia.html (259 words)

	Turismo - WWW.COLOMBIA.COM
		Por los escenarios de Tunja, han desfilado grandes orquestas y grupos musicales, entre los que se encuentran: la Orquesta de Cámara de Leipzig, la Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia, la Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá y la Orquesta Sinfónica de Boston.
		Tunja es la ciudad más fría del país.
		Monumento al Trigo: Denominado la Fuente Grande, se encuentra en la diagonal 11 con carrera 16, donde existieron los primeros cultivos de este cereal, traído por primera vez a Tunja por el capitán don Jerónimo de Aguayo.
	www.colombia.com /turismo/ferias_fiestas/2004/tunja/index.asp (547 words)

	Cómo llegar?
		Existen dos opciones para llegar a este Monumento Nacional: Por la vía a Tunja y por la vía a Chiquinquirá.
		Al llegar a Tunja, en el primer semáforo hay que doblar a la izquierda y seguír las indicaciones para tomar la via Tunja-Chiquinquirá.
		Existe la opción de desviarse después del Puente de Boyacá (antes de Tunja) y tomar la vía a Samacá.
	www.villadeleyva.net /llegar.htm (170 words)

	For my next Colombian adventure..... \| Colombia Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Then you go back to Tunja and continue to Villa de Leyva (about 40 minutes away), the Hospederia Duruelo is an excellent hotel.
		Paipa is not too far out of Tunja to the right away from the main road to Barbosa about 40 kn (25 miles) out of Tunja-well marked.
		For Paipa, Tunja, Lago de Tota...weather is similar to Bogotá and perhaps even cooler.
	poorbuthappy.com /colombia/node/5491 (784 words)

	americas.org - Drug Trafficker Freed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On November 1 Judge Pedro Suárez in the Colombian municipality of Tunja ordered the release of convicted drug traffickers Gilberto and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela because they had fulfilled requirements for early release.
		Jailed since 1995, the two were serving 16- and 15-year sentences, reduced by three years for good behavior; they became eligible for release after serving three-fifths of their sentences.
		Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela left the Tunja prison on November 7.
	www.americas.org /item_8082 (182 words)

	Tunja travel guide
		Tunja travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
		Tunja is a VERY beautiful city with a GREAT number of historical hispanic sites and nice people.
		There are also multiple options for day trips around Tunja, like Paipa (45 min.), Villa de Leyva (45 min.) or the Valle de Tenza.
	www.world66.com /southamerica/colombia/tunja (105 words)

	Virtual Andean Tourist Routes - Colonial Cities: Useful data for the Route: Mompox – Colombia/Andean Community - ...
		The city of Tunja is located at 2 820 masl and has a cold climate, with an average temperature of about 12 degrees centigrade.
		The region in general is known for its production of emeralds, but visitors are cautioned to buy them from reputable sources, such as jewelry stores, stores and shopping centers that can guarantee their purity.
		Visits can be made from the city of Tunja to the nearby towns of Villa de Leyva, Sáchica, and Cucaita.
	www.comunidadandina.org /ingles/tourism/cities/material_boyaca/data.htm (410 words)

	Women's Voice: Columbian Nuns Kill Thief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The nuns, who have not been named, shot the intruder in the head with a.38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver after they heard strange noises in the corridors of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles, the patron saint of aviators.
		Police said the shooting occurred Wednesday night at the cloister in the city of Tunja but only gave details yesterday after releasing the two nuns on bail.
		A police spokesman in Tunja said nuns at the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Miracles began nighttime patrols early this year following seven previous break-ins during which chickens and some religious relics were stolen.
	www.gunowners.org /wv05.htm (131 words)

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		January and a 'new' Chairperson and Treasurer, Tunja Stone and Heather Taylor, were elected.
		Anyone that does not have access to the Internet but would be interested in looking at the site is welcome to come and see, contact Tunja for your free introduction to the CIS website.
		If you have any comments about childminding we could add to the page please send them to Tunja Stone or email her at child.minder@virgin.net.
	www.lbcma.org.uk /newsletter/newsletter2.asp (1101 words)

	IRREGULARIDADES EN EL BANCO AGRARIO
		En septiembre de ese mismo año, el sindicado se acogió a sentencia anticipada y el 26 de septiembre de 2001 el Juzgado Cuarto de Tunja lo condenó a 104 meses de prisión.
		Por esos mismos hechos, un fiscal seccional de Tunja profirió resolución de acusación en contra de Rafael Mauricio Barrera Roldán, gerente del Banco Agrario de Ventaquemada, Boyacá, como presunto responsable del delito de peculado culposo.
		La Unidad de Delitos contra la Administración Pública, seccional Tunja, continúa la investigación contra otros funcionarios de la misma entidad, al igual que adelanta otras contra servidores de la Gobernación, de la Licorera y Lotería de Boyacá, Sisbén, de la Caja de Compensación de Boyacá y de la Electrificadora.
	www.fiscalia.gov.co /pag/divulga/InfEsp/bancoag.htm (442 words)

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