Central Cemetery of Tunja explained

Central Cemetery of Tunja
Established:	1828
Country:	Colombia
Location:	Tunja
Coordinates:	5.5393°N -73.3576°W

The Central Cemetery of Tunja (Spanish; Castilian: Cementerio Central de Tunja) is the most important cemetery in the city of Tunja, in Boyacá, Colombia, and considered one of the oldest in the country.

History

The cemetery was built in 1828, and in 1930 the cement and brick vaults were added in the cemetery. The oldest part was created to be a pleasant green space for the dead; in the most modern part, the space between tombs is much smaller.

According to some scholars, the extensions and new constructions damaged the initial landscape, which is why they suggest that these gradually collapse until leaving the cemetery as it was originally, since it is considered a heritage asset^[1] according to the Colombian Land Management Plan.^[2]

References

1. Book: Becerra, Javier Eduardo Becerra. La piedra natural como elemento del patrimonio funerario del cementerio central de Tunja-Colombia. Melgarejo. Nicolás Fandiño. 2019. XX Encuentro Iberoamericano de Valorización y Gestión de Cementerios Patrimoniales. Los cementerios como recurso cultural, educativo y turístico: Málaga (España), 11 al 16 de noviembre de 2019, 2019, ISBN 978-84-09-16438-7. Vicerrectorado de Investigación y Transferencia. 57. 2023-02-27. 978-84-09-16438-7. Ramírez. Germán Leonardo Rodríguez.
2. Web site: CEMENTERIO DE TUNJA, PATRIMONIO VIVO. 2023-02-27. 2004-01-20. El Tiempo. es.