Chiquinquirá (English spelling)

Japanese: チキンキラ（英語表記）Chiquinquirá

A small city in Boyaca Department in central Colombia. Population: about 30,000. The town was founded in 1586 on the west bank of the Suarez River, at an altitude of 2,550m, on the site of an indigenous settlement. Since 1567, emeralds have been mined in open cut at the nearby Muzo Mine. Since colonial times, the town has also been known for the miracles of the statue of the Virgin Mary of the Rosary, and many pilgrims visit the town in December, making it known as the religious capital. There is also a small but traditional dairy industry. [Kamitani Hiroshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

コロンビア中部，ボヤカ県の小都市。人口約3万。1586年スワレス川西岸，標高2550mの先住民族の居住跡に町が創設された。1567年以来，近郊のムソ鉱山でエメラルドが露天掘りされている。また植民地時代より，ロザリオの聖母マリア像の奇跡で知られ，12月には多くの巡礼が訪れ，宗教上の首都といわれている。ほかに小規模ながら伝統産業としての酪農産業がある。【上谷博】

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