Villa de Leyva

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Villa de Leyva is a well-preserved colonial town in central Colombia renowned for its vast cobblestone plaza, whitewashed architecture, and historical charm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate cool semi-arid climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
departmentCapitalOf none ⓘ
elevation about 2140 meters above sea level ⓘ
foundedBy Hernán Suárez de Villalobos ⓘ
foundedOn 1572-06-12 ⓘ
hasBuilding Casa de Nariño ⓘ
Casa del Cabildo ⓘ
Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature large cobblestone main square ⓘ
stone-paved streets ⓘ
well-preserved historic center ⓘ
whitewashed colonial architecture ⓘ
hasFestival Festival de Luces ⓘ
Festival del Viento y las Cometas ⓘ
Gastronomy and cultural festivals ⓘ
hasMainSquare Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
hasNearbyAttraction Museo Paleontológico de Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Pozos Azules ⓘ
heritageStatus national monument of Colombia ⓘ
knownFor colonial architecture ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ
historical charm ⓘ
nearby paleontological sites ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Boyacá Department ⓘ
Central Colombia ⓘ
namedAfter Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva ⓘ
near El Fósil paleontological site ⓘ
Iguaque National Park ⓘ
Ráquira ⓘ
Tunja ⓘ
PlazaMayorSize one of the largest town squares in Colombia ⓘ
recognizedAs Pueblo Patrimonio de Colombia ⓘ
religionHistoricallyDominant Roman Catholicism ⓘ
timeZone Colombia Standard Time ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
UTCOffset −05:00 ⓘ

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Boyacá Department → hasTown → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Villa de Leyva → hasMainSquare → Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
Ráquira → locatedNear → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Departamento de Boyacá → contains → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Departamento de Boyacá → hasTouristAttraction → Villa de Leyva historic center ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
Villa de Leyva → hasOfficialName → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Villa de Leyva → hasAlternativeName → Villa de Leiva ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
Lake Iguaque → nearCity → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Samacá → locatedNear → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Iguaque National Park → near → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Hernán Suárez de Villalobos → founded → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Festival del Viento y las Cometas → city → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Festival de Luces → locatedIn → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Festival de Luces → heldIn → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Casa del Cabildo → locatedIn → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Casa del Cabildo → partOf → historic center of Villa de Leyva ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
Pozos Azules → locatedIn → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Pozos Azules → near → Villa de Leyva town center ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
Museo Paleontológico de Villa de Leyva → near → Centro histórico de Villa de Leyva ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
El Infiernito → locatedNear → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Ricaurte Province → hasSettlement → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Ricaurte Province → tourismAttraction → Villa de Leyva historic center ⓘ
linked to: Villa de Leyva
Iguaque Lake → municipality → Villa de Leyva ⓘ
Iguaque Lake → nearestTown → Villa de Leyva ⓘ