The Gutiérrez Province is a
province
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of the
Colombian
Department of
Boyacá. The province is formed by six
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
[Provincias de Boyacá]
/ref> The province is named after Colombian president José Santos Gutiérrez.[Provincia de Gutiérrez]
/ref> The highest mountains of the Eastern Ranges
The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition.
The club is a founding member of the competition (1992) and has produced several players for the Australian Football Leag ...
of the Colombian Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
are located in the Gutiérrez Province. The Ritacuba Blanco
Ritacuba Blanco is the highest peak of Cordillera Oriental, in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. It's also named Ritak'uwa, an ancient name from the U'wa indigenous people that live in the lowlands of the National Park Sierra Nevada del Cocuy ...
, with the highest peak in the Eastern Ranges is the second-most prominent peak of Colombia, after the highest double mountain Pico Cristóbal Colón
Pico Cristóbal Colón is the highest mountain in Colombia, with an estimated height of . Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar are the two highest peaks in Colombia and are equal in elevation. One or the other of these peaks is therefo ...
.[Colombia: 22 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater](_blank)
- Peaklist.org
Municipalities
Chiscas • El Cocuy
El Cocuy () is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the sub-region of the Gutiérrez Province. The national natural park El Cocuy National Park is nearby.
Born in El Cocuy
* Santos Gutiérrez
José S ...
• El Espino • Guacamayas • Güicán
Güicán is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It is close to the national natural park El Cocuy National Park
El Cocuy National Park is a national park located in the Andes Mountains within the nation of Colombia. ...
• Panqueba
References
Provinces of Boyacá Department
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