Paz de Río


Paz de Río is a town and municipality in the Valderrama Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The urban centre of Paz de Río, situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, is located at an altitude of and the altitude within the municipality ranges from to. The municipality borders Sativanorte and Sativasur in the north, Betéitiva and Tasco in the south, Sativasur and Socha in the east and Belén and Tutazá in the west.

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Paz de Río was inhabited by the Muisca. The original name of the village, now the name of a vereda, Chitagoto is taken from cacique Chitagoto, who was loyal to the Tundama of Tundama.
Modern Paz de Río was not founded until July 20, 1935 by Marco Antonio Mejía Gómez.

Economy

The main economical activity of Paz de Río is agriculture, predominantly potatoes and onions. Other products are maize, wheat and barley.