Villavieja
Villavieja is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Huila. It is situated in the northern part of the department, in the upper Magdalena River valley. Its land area is 578 km², its altitude is 430 meters above sea level, and its average temperature is 28-31 °C.
It has a population of 7,309 inhabitants according to the DANE projection for 2019. The town center is located in the northern part of the department (Subnorth Region).[3] Its economy is based on agricultural activity, with agriculture and ecotourism predominating. Ecotourism is a contemplative, investigative, and scientific form of tourism that takes into account the natural environment of the places visited and their scenic, ethnological, and anthropological value.[4]
Most of its territory encompasses one of the country's most important tropical dry forest ecosystems: the Tatacoa Desert. It is considered a region of interest because its soil and subsoil are rich in paleontological history; its geographical and astronomical location allows for excellent visibility of outer space. Furthermore, its flora and fauna have developed unique characteristics, and its soils, although generally eroded, are important for the development of life.[5] It is known as "The Paleontological and Astronomical Capital of Huila and of Colombia."
