Rondón, Boyacá

Rondón is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The urban centre of Rondón is situated at an altitude of 2075 m on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. It is 61 km away from the departmental capital Tunja. Rondón borders Viracachá and Siachoque in the north, Zetaquirá and Ramiriquí in the south, Pesca in the east and Ramiriquí and Ciénega in the west.

Etymology
Previously, Rondón was called San Rafael. In earlier times, the area of Rondón was known as a forested terrain called La Galera. It received the name Rondón honouring the independence hero of the Battle of Vargas Swamp Juan José Rondón.

History
The terrain of Rondón was completely forested until the mid 19th century, when the lands passed through various families of land owners. The newly founded settlement was populated by people coming from Ramiriquí, Ciénega, Viracachá and Pesca. The town received the status of municipality on June 30, 1904, by Ignacio Aristides Medina Ávila.

Economy
Main economical activities in Rondón are livestock farming and agriculture. Among the products cultivated are lulo, sugarcane, coffee, bananas, oranges, yuca, arracacha, beans, peas, avocadoes, guayaba, chirimoya, guanábana, potatoes and maize.