to receive mestizos and Indians during colonial period: Santa Barbara, at southwest and Las Nieves, at north. Security and living conditions Tunja has the lowest homicide rate in Colombia and is below average in Latin America according to the report from the International Centre of the Prevention of Crime for 2010. 2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015 makes the city one of the safest in the Americas. According to other sources, this value is four times lower than the national average. Tunja is an example of a safe city. Tourism Relevant historical and tourist sites The streets are named according to 472 and Google Maps nomenclatures — (C: calle), (K: carrera), (S: aouth), (E: east), (A: ave). Southern Sector Eastern Sector Downtown Northern Sector Festivals International Festival of Culture Holy Week (Semana Santa) Aguinaldo Boyacense Shopping Downtown Main places of interest are: El Cid El Virrey Teatro Boyacá Cinema Boyacá Shopping malls Unicentro is a shopping center that features a Jumbo and a Cinemark Theatres among many other stores. Viva, a brand of Shopping Centers of Grupo Éxito. Traditional markets Plaza de Mercado del Norte Plaza de Mercado del Sur Education Relative to its small size, Tunja has been important in providing education. A large part of its population are students between high school and university. Tunja has a considerable number of colleges, among these is the College of Boyacá, the first public school in the territories of Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia, established when these countries were part of Gran Colombia. It was founded on 20 October 1822 by Vice President Francisco de Paula Santander. Among the most important schools are: Colegio de Boyacá Institucion Educativa San Jeronimo Emiliani Colegio Salesiano Maldonado Colegio INEM Carlos Arturo Torres Colegio de la Presentación Gimnasio Campestre del Norte. Colegio Municipal Silvino Rodríguez Escuela Normal Superior Santiago de Tunja. Escuela Normal Femenina "Leonor Álvarez Pinzón" Colegio Los Angeles Colegio Militar Juan José Rondón Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Rosario Colegio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Colegio Andino Colegio American School Saint Frances Country Bilingual School Universities Tunja's major university, the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (Uptc), was founded by General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and is one of the public universities in Colombia. Other universities are: University of Boyaca Universidad Santo Tomás Escuela Superior de Administración Pública E.S.A.P. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) Fundacion Universitaria Juan de Castellanos Corporación Universitaria Remington (CUR-Cread