sentences:  Siachoque was part of the loose Muisca Confederation, the former country in the Colombian Andes and the "cacique" of Siachoque was loyal to the "zaque" of Hunza.At the defeat of the latter the municipality became part of the New Kingdom of Granada and modern Siachoque was founded on August 2, 1556 by friar Jerónimo de Peralta.Main economical activities in Siachoque are agriculture; potatoes, "Solanum phureja" ("papa criolla"), maize, oat, barley and wheat, livestock farming and processing of meat and dairy products.