Boyacá) Universidad Antonio Nariño Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Colombia Instituto Universitario de la Música y las Artes Sports The city has two professional football teams: Boyacá Chico and Patriotas F.C. The teams play in the Colombian Professional Football A league. They play their games at La Independencia Stadium in the north of the city. The stadium was rebuilt for the Copa Libertadores 2009, expanding capacity to 20,630 spectators and meeting FIFA specifications. The city organized the 2008 South American U-20 Futsal Cup in which Brazil was awarded as the championship. Colombia secured the fourth position in the tournament. The city has a professional basketball team called Patriotas that plays in the Saludcoop Invitational Cup. This team plays its matches in the Municipality Colosseum that has a capacity of up to 5,000 spectators. Born in Tunja Jair Bernal, former professional cyclist Iván Casas, professional cyclist Francisca Josefa de la Concepción, Criollo nun Pedro Antonio Herrera, professional cyclist José Ibáñez, former professional cyclist Diego Molano Vega, politician Gustavo Nieto Roa, film director Juan Carlos Pinzón, ambassador of Colombia to the United States Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, former president of Colombia Diego de Torres y Moyachoque, 16th century mestizo cacique of Turmequé Sister cities : São Paulo : Guayaquil : Jyväskylä : Dublin : Catania : Potenza (2009) : Tapachula : Juliaca : Cádiz : Málaga (2013) : Sevilla : Toledo (2013) : Pamplona (2012) : Popayán (2012) : San Juan de Pasto : Valledupar References External links News from Tunja at Excelsio News from Tunja at Mi Tunja.net Municipalities of Boyacá Department Populated places established in 1539 Capitals of Colombian departments 1539 establishments in the Spanish Empire