that were selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort. Paleontology Near Villa de Leyva are several other sites of interest. The valley in which the town is located is rich in fossils from the Paja Formation (Cretaceous era), the most famous being a near-complete Kronosaurus boyacensis discovered in 1977 about west of Villa de Leyva. Known simply as El Fósil, the fossil was left in situ where it was discovered and a museum was built around it: another smaller Kronosaurus fossil was discovered nearby and brought to the museum to be displayed alongside the larger specimen. In the same formation the fossil ichthyosaurs Platypterygius sachicarum and Muiscasaurus catheti and the brachiosaur Padillasaurus leivaensis and pliosaur Brachauchenius, later reclassified as Stenorhynchosaurus, have been discovered. Gallery In popular culture Florentino Ariza, the main character of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel Love in the Time of Cholera (1985), is sent to Villa de Leyva, but never arrives there. Part of the film Cobra Verde (1987) by Werner Herzog was filmed here The Spanish-language soap opera El Zorro, la espada y la rosa (2007) has been filmed here See also El Infiernito References External links Tourism guide Colombia Official Travel Guide Municipalities of Boyacá Department Populated places established in 1572 1572 establishments in the Spanish Empire Tourist attractions in Boyacá Department Muisca Confederation