Ricaurte, Cundinamarca

Ricaurte is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. A law issued on 14 November 1857 created the Peñalisa District and December of the same year the name was changed to Ricaurte; in 1937 it was annexed to the Girardot municipality but it recovered its condition of municipality in 1968.

Other Facts

 * Market Day: Thursday and Sunday
 * Distance from Bogotá: 142 km
 * Foundation: 1813 as Peñalisa
 * Created: Departamental Decree No. 409 of 11 March 1968
 * Median temperature: 27 °C

Veredas
The Municipality of Ricaurte has 16 Veredas, 17 within the Urban Zone. The Veredas are:


 * Callejón, Casablanca, Cumaca, El Paso, El Portal, La Carrera, La Tetilla, La Virginia, Las Veras, Llano del Pozo, Limoncito, Manuel Norte, Manuel Sur, Pto Peñalisa, San Francisco, San Martin and Zona Urbana