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569:Official website Gámeza
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1362:Santa Rosa de Viterbo
593:- accessed 04-05-2016
578:- accessed 04-05-2016
324:(present-day Tunja),
981:La Libertad Province
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830:La Victoria
767:Sativanorte
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403:of Gámeza.
294:Before the
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1508:Categories
1461:See also:
1400:Paz de Río
1259:Firavitoba
1181:Gachantivá
1176:Chitaraque
1032:Miraflores
961:Guacamayas
913:La Capilla
810:Buenavista
752:Covarachía
540:References
371:Firavitoba
256:Department
179:Population
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100:Department
1385:Betéitiva
1249:Aquitania
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1143:Pachavita
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1110:Viracachá
1085:Ramiriquí
1047:Zetaquirá
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918:Somondoco
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687:Siachoque
433:Geography
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951:El Cocuy
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875:Tununguá
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667:Chíquiza
572:Archived
471:potatoes
359:Busbanzá
348:Sugamuxi
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272:Corrales
188:and town
155:and town
111:Province
93:Colombia
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1337:Cerinza
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375:Tobasía
355:cacique
290:History
228:Website
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