Bogotá to Villa de Leyva — Zipaquirá, Tunja &Ráquira.
Distance
200 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,400 m
Bogotá to Villa de Leyva — Zipaquirá, Tunja & Ráquira.
A relaxed colonial ride out of the capital into the Boyacá highlands. Paved Andean highways link the underground Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, the historic city of Tunja, the pottery town of Ráquira, and one of Colombia's best-preserved colonial villages at Villa de Leyva. Easy going and rich in history.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance200 km
Days1
Total climb1,400 m
DifficultyEasy
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The route.
BogotáStart · Leave the capital early to beat traffic; head north on the Autopista Norte.
Zipaquirá — Salt CathedralScenic Point · Underground cathedral carved 200 m deep into a working salt mine. A must-see before the open road.
TunjaRestaurant · Colonial capital of Boyacá at 2,800 m; lunch on the plaza before turning west.
RáquiraScenic Point · Colombia's pottery capital — brightly painted streets and terracotta workshops everywhere.
Villa de LeyvaEnd · One of Colombia's best-preserved colonial towns, ending in the vast cobbled Plaza Mayor.
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