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Tunja

American  
[toong-hah] / ˈtuŋ hɑ /

noun

  1. a city in central Colombia.


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The Kmushicoin, named after the long-horned beetle Kabutomushi in Japanese, is accepted as payment by some 220 businesses in Tunja, including restaurants, clothing stores, cafes and hardware shops.

From Reuters Nov. 4, 2021

Roughly two years after he quit, Motavita made his return to the Santiago de Tunja cycling club.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2017

Motavita grew up with a single mother in the small, rural town of Viracachá, about 14 miles from Tunja.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2017

Fortún’s portfolio consists of two small apartment buildings in Tunja and some bungalows in another part of rural Colombia.

From Washington Post Jan. 21, 2017

These were the Chibchas, Muyscas, or Mozcas, divided into two kingdoms, with capitals at Bogota and Tunja, but united apparently in spiritual allegiance to the high pontiff of Sogamozo or Iraca.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

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