welcome to Chia (city of the moon)

Church of Santa Lucia

Principal Park

HISTORY:

Full of magic and pre-Columbian history, Chia is one of the towns closest to the capital of Colombia, was the birthplace of Cundinamarca and Chibcha kingdom was ruled by caciques, "Chia" Chibcha language translates moon Muiscas divinity. In the bends of the river and the Simca Funza or Riofrio and there Tiquiza hill Chia Aboriginal people. In 1537 Jimenez de Quesada arrived with his expedition celebrating Holy Week, which began the next day. The November 15, 1593 came to town and diversities of the Oídor Chia Miguel de Ibarra, in the census found 1,753 Indians.

  GENERAL INFORMATION:

Population: 61,783

Altitude: 2,562 mts / Sea Level

Weather: 14 ° C

Year Established: 1537

Distance to Bogota: 55 Kmts

Most of its territory is flat and Bogota and Cold Rivers make up the river system in the area. In agriculture predominate cold ground crops, wheat, barley, potatoes and vegetables and dairy farming purposes.