Paunita

Paunita is a hamlet in Muzo, Boyacá. Paunita is situated nearby to the locality San Juanito, as well as near the hamlet Vereda Norencel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muzo and Maripí.

Muzo

Town

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Muzo is a town and municipality in the Western Boyacá Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. It is widely known as the world capital of emeralds for the mines containing the world's highest quality gems of this type. Muzo is situated 3½ km west of Paunita.

Maripí

Village

Photo: Petruss, Public domain.

Maripí is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province. The town hosts an important emerald mine; La Pita. Maripí is situated 8 km east of Paunita.

Paunita

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Muzo, Boyacá, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude

5.5262° or 5° 31′ 34″ north

Longitude

-74.06947° or 74° 4′ 10″ west

Elevation

767 metres (2,516 feet)

Open location code

67Q7GWGJ+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 703226299

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3775221

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