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When to go and Holidays and Festivals

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By Lorraine Caputo

Like other areas of the Colombian Andes, Tunja experiences a three-month cycle of wet and dry seasons.

 

Tunja has a number of civic, cultural and religious celebrations. No matter what time of year you come, you will undoubtedly be here for one. For exact dates visit the tourism offices' websites.

 

March/April—Semana Santa (Easter Week)

 

June—Fiestas de la Virgen del Milagro

 

August—Fiestas de San Bartolomé 6 August—Founding of Tunja/Semana de la Cultura Tunjana

7 August—Commemoration of the Battle of Boyacá

 

September—Fiestas del Señor de la Columna; also: Festival Internacional de la Cultura and Fiestas de San Lázaro I

 

October—Festival del Frío

 

November-December—Feria Artesana

 

December—Fiestas de San Lázaro II

16-22 December—Aguinaldo Boyacense

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