Útica

Utica is a municipality in the deparment of Cundinamarca 127 kilometers from Bogotá. The village lies at an altitude of 506 meters above sea level, has an average daily temperature of 26 degrees celcius and has a population of 5700.

Utica grew from a small fishing community, with the Rio Negro and the Quebradanegra running through it. The village is prone to flooding, caused by heavy rains further up the Andes causing the rivers to burst their banks. The most server flood washed away the village bridge and unearthed the corpses from the cemetary.

The village is a vacation spot from the city and the current Mayor Alcaldia is working hard to promote tourism in the area, particularly adventure sports such as Rafting and Abseiling.

The village is said to have been founded by Manuel Murillo Toro circa 1802 who stopped whilst travelling, liked the area and built a house. The building remains as the defunct railway station in Curapo