Floresta (Boyaca, Colombia)

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• Overview
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Colombia
• Boyaca Department

Overview

Floresta is a municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the the subregion of the Tundama Province. It was founded on 31 October 1810.
The flag of Floresta is combined from 14 horizontal stripes in alternating blue-red and charged in its center with a tree.
Source: municipal web site
Dov Gutterman, 21 September 2008

The 14 stripes are used as bends in the point of the municipal coat of arms. They represent the 14 hamlets ("veredas") forming the municipality.
Ivan Sache, 1 October 2008

Coat of Arms

image from municipal web site