San José de Pare is a town and

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in the Ricaurte Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. The urban centre of San José de Pare is situated at an elevation of in the

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of the Colombian

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, and the elevation within the municipality ranges from . The border between San José de Pare and the department of Santander is formed by the

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. The other municipalities bordering San José de Pare are Chitaraque, Togüí, Moniquirá and

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. San José de Pare is along the highway from

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Etymology

San José de Pare is named after the Pare indigenous people, who inhabited the area before the

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History

San José de Pare was founded on November 3, 1780, by Pedro Antonio Flórez, as part of the now defunct Vélez Province. On September 29, 1819,

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passed through the town. In 1857, the department of Boyacá was created and San José de Pare passed over to belong to Boyacá, while the rest of the former province went to become part of Santander.

Economy

Economical activities of San José de Pare are mining, ecotourism and agriculture. Main products cultivated in small farmfields are

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, coffee,

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s, maize, bananas and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:San Jose De Pare Municipalities of Boyacá Department Populated places established in 1780 1780 establishments in the Spanish Empire