Sáchica

Also known as Sachica

Sáchica is a municipality of Colombia situated approximately west of Tunja in the Ricaurte Province of the department of Boyacá. Sáchica borders Sutamarchán and Villa de Leyva in the north, in the east Chíquiza, Samacá and Ráquira in the south and in the west Ráquira and Sutamarchán.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sáchica
Settlement.nickname: City of onions
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Iglesia Sáchica.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Sáchica
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Sáchica (Boyacá).svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo_de_sachica_vectorizado.png
Settlement.image_map: Colombia - Boyaca - Sachica.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality and town of Sáchica in the Boyacá Department of Colombia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Colombia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Boyacá Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ricaurte Province

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Renowned for its unique cultural and social habits, Sáchica is known as the national capital of onions and its remarkable beer consumption. According to a report by El Tiempo, Sáchica holds the distinction of being the town with the highest per capita beer consumption in Colombia.

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