natural wonder
Lake Guatavita
A near-perfect circular crater lake in the Andes above Bogota, the Muisca ritual site that gave rise to the El Dorado legend where chiefs were gilded and offerings thrown into the water.
33 km · about 40 min drive
South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca
Villapinzón
Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America
About Villapinzón
Villapinzón sits on the route: 25 minutes from Chocontá, 33km from Lake Guatavita.
Villapinzón is in Cundinamarca, Colombia, with about 5,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Chocontá, about 13 km away.
Villapinzón is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an elevation of 2,715 metres (8,907 ft) on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, at a distance of 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the capital Bogotá. Villapinzón borders VentaquemadaRead more
(Boyacá) and Lenguazaque in the north, Chocontá, Tibiritá and La Capilla in the south, Chocontá and Lenguazaque in the west and Ventaquemada, Turmequé and Úmbita in the east. The municipality is located in the uppermost part of the Bogotá River Basin; the origin of the river is within the municipality Villapinzón at an elevation of 3,400 metres (11,200 ft).
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What is there to see near Villapinzón?
Within an hour or so of Villapinzón: Lake Guatavita (33 km), Villa de Leyva (47 km), Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (51 km).
Where is Villapinzón?
Villapinzón is in Cundinamarca, Colombia, about 13 km from Chocontá.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,874
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Cundinamarca
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 5.2162, -73.5949
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Worth the detour from Villapinzón
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Villa de Leyva
A beautifully preserved colonial town with one of the largest central plazas in South America and surrounding fossil sites and desert landscapes.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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