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By Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) on Nov 11, 2008, 10:55. Reason: getting there info

Name: Ráquira
Region: Boyaca and Santander (from Bogota to the coast)
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Population: 1600
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Ráquira is a tiny town close to Villa De Leyva. The town is full of brightly colored shops that sell mainly pottery and handicrafts. It feels pretty touristy, almost all the shops sell the same stuff. There are some workshops around where you can see how the pottery is made.

Closeby is the even smaller town of La Candelaria. It has a monastery Monasteria de la Candelaria, founded in 1660. You can take a tour of the place with the monks. You can walk there from Ráquira.

Getting to Raquira from Villa de Leyva is relatively easy, getting back is a bit harder. Collectivos leave from the bus station in Villa de Leyva every day at 7:30am and 12:30am and cost 4000 pesos (US$ 2). The trip takes about 45 minutes. To go back, a taxi costs about 25000 pesos (US$ 11), or take a collectivo to Sachica and then a collectivo to Villa de Leyva.

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By Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) on May 28, 2008, 08:20. Reason: New place created.

Name: Ráquira
Region: Boyaca and Santander (from Bogota to the coast)
Telcode:
Population: 1600
Elevation:
Temperature:
Description:

Ráquira is a tiny town close to Villa De Leyva. The town is full of brightly colored shops that sell mainly pottery and handicrafts. It feels pretty touristy, almost all the shops sell the same stuff. There are some workshops around where you can see how the pottery is made.

Closeby is the even smaller town of La Candelaria. It has a monastery Monasteria de la Candelaria, founded in 1660. You can take a tour of the place with the monks. You can walk there from Ráquira.

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