title: Paya, Boyacá
text: # Paya, Boyacá
  
  Paya is a town and municipality in the La Libertad Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Paya limits Pisba, Labranzagrande of Boyacá and Támara, Nunchía and Yopal (Casanare).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  Paya in Chibcha means "People of hope".
  
  ## History
  
  Before the Spanish conquest in the 1530s, Paya was inhabited by the Muisca, organized in their loose Muisca Confederation.
  
  Modern Paya was founded on September 14, 1600.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The majority of the economy of Paya comes from horticulture (47%). Other areas of income are livestock farming (37%) and agriculture (16%).
  
  