Discover Bojacá

Bojacá offers several perspectives to consider when planning your trip: rock art in the surrounding area, dry forest within the municipality, and religious culture centred around the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Salud. This can help you decide which focus you would like to shape your stay.

Rock art nearby and dry forest

The Piedras de Chivo Negro archaeological and ecotourism park features rock formations, including 16 rocks with rock art that have been fully catalogued. The park is in the area surrounding Bojacá; this makes it a distinct point of interest alongside the impressions directly associated with the town’s name.

Dry forest is also part of the park’s character. Piedras de Chivo Negro brings cultural history and landscape together, without one replacing the other: the rock art draws attention to the marked rocks, while the dry forest highlights the natural environment. This distinction can help with planning if you are weighing up whether you are more interested in archaeological remains, the landscape or both.

With the approval of the Consejo Municipal para la Gestión del Riesgo y Desastres (CMGRD), the Bojacá municipal administration announced that the park would reopen from 27 July 2024. The announcement of the reopening from 27 July 2024 also included new rules for protecting and preserving the park. This is an important part of its history and shows that preservation of the site was explicitly taken into consideration.

A religious image and a local name

Another cultural point of reference is in the municipality of Bojacá: the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Salud de Bojacá is also known as “Roma Chiquita”. The image of Nuestra Señora de la Salud de Bojacá is located in the left aisle of the temple.

The rock art and the Santuario appeal to different interests: on one hand, the archaeological park with its rock formations and dry forest; on the other, a religious site with a named image and a traditional nickname. If you are travelling with others, these topics can provide a good starting point for discussing in advance what you would like to focus on. You can compare the two points of interest without combining them into a single experience.

Choose the right focus for your stay

When looking for a holiday apartment in Bojacá, you can start by clarifying what you want to focus on during your trip: will the rock art be the deciding factor, are you mainly interested in the dry forest, or would you also like to include the religious significance of the Santuario? This will help keep your search focused on what you want to discover at your destination.

If the landscape matters to you, the dry forest offers a specific point of reference to help guide your choice. Those with a stronger interest in culture can include the rock art and the image in the Santuario as separate topics in their plans.

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