Quetame

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Etymology

The name Quetame comes from Chibcha and means "Our farmfields on the mountains".[1]

History

In the times before the Spanish conquest, Quetame was inhabited by the Muisca. Quetame was loyal to the cacique of Ubaque.[1]

Modern Quetame was founded on June 26, 1826 by Josè Joaquin Guarín.[1]

Economy

Main economical activity of Quetame is agriculture with products beans, sagú, maize, peas, arracacha and others.[1]

Earthquake

On May 24, 2008, there was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake with its epicentre in Quetame that caused at least 3 deaths and destroyed 40% of the buildings in the village. The tremor was also felt in Bogotá and Villavicencio.[2][3]

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