sentences:  It borders Campohermoso in the east, Almeida in the west, Garagoa in the north and in the south Santa María and Chivor.The name Macanal is either derived from the Chibcha word "Macana", meaning garrote, or from the Macana palm tree ("Wettinia kalbreyeri").The area of Macanal was part of the Muisca Confederation, a loose confederation of different rulers of the Muisca.