sentences:  Another origin is given from the word "chequiza"; "hairy field".Before the Spanish conquest, Chíquiza was part of the loose Muisca Confederation and ruled by a "cacique" who was loyal to the "zaque" of Hunza.The village was important in the religion of the Muisca as it was close to the sacred Lake Iguaque; the birthplace of Bachué, mother goddess of the Muisca.