Anapoima
Encyclopedia
Anapoima is a Colombia
n municipality
in the department
of Cundinamarca
located 87 km (54.1 mi) from Bogotá
.
and Tena
there existed only small indigenous houses. The town was founded on August 10, 1627 by the Spanish counsellor Don Lesmes de Espinosa Saravia. With the passing of time, following Spanish colonisation, it became the resting place for travellers whose destination was the south of Colombia.
, in the warm zone of the Tequendama province.
, to the south the towns of Apulo
and Viota
, to the east the town El Colegio
, and to the west the towns of Jerusalem and Quipile
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca Department
- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....
located 87 km (54.1 mi) from Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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History
The first inhabitants of the region were the Anapoymas Indians of the Panche nation. Between TocaimaTocaima
Tocaima refers to both a city and a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia.-City:The city of Tocaima was founded on March 20, 1544 by the Spanish explorer Hernan Vanegas Carrillo...
and Tena
Tena
Tena may refer to:* TENA , a brand of incontinence products for adults and teenagers* Tena, Ecuador, capital of Ecuador's Napo Province* Tena , a district in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia* Tena Negere, an Ethiopian long-distance runner...
there existed only small indigenous houses. The town was founded on August 10, 1627 by the Spanish counsellor Don Lesmes de Espinosa Saravia. With the passing of time, following Spanish colonisation, it became the resting place for travellers whose destination was the south of Colombia.
Geography
The town is located in the south west of the Cundinamarca DepartmentCundinamarca Department
- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....
, in the warm zone of the Tequendama province.
Town Limits
To the north is located the town of La MesaLa Mesa, Colombia
La Mesa is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The city is The population is approx. 27,500.-Geography:It's name comes from its geographical position, located on the top of a Plateau with an area of 4 km² in the centre of the Cordillera Oriental ...
, to the south the towns of Apulo
Apulo
Apulo is a Colombian town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department....
and Viota
Viotá
Viotá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.-External links: *...
, to the east the town El Colegio
El Colegio
El Colegio is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....
, and to the west the towns of Jerusalem and Quipile
Quipile
Quipile is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....
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Hymn
Fuiste cuna de Poimas y Anapoimas
Acoges a la inmensa humanidad
Te conviertes en toda una heredad
De quien viene a tus puertas a llamar
De la tribu Panche eres su hija
De los bravos Tolimas eres nieta
De la raza caribe heredera
Y de honrosa estirpe ancestral
Manantial de vida amor y paz
Salud de quien quiera en ti vivir
Amanecer de luz y de solaz
Aseguras eterno porvenir
Cuanto quieres a tus hijos
Y a quien te viene a buscar
Que amorosa le ofreces cobijo
Y hasta el alma le llegas a sanar (bis)
. ANAPOIMA, ANAPOIMA
Sol de la eterna juventud
Author: Andrés Iriarte