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The indigenous called Boquiní, inhabited the space included in the eastern part of Ocaña (today it corresponds to the Beach, San Calixto and Teorama).

The submission of the Boquiní was late, in relation to other aborigines in the area, due to the difficult penetration by the indigenous rebellion and the low demographic density.

The first encomendero known to be was Luis García Romany, who shared the task with Gonzalo Yáñez Caballero. According to the title given by the Governor Captain General of Santa Marta, Don Juan Giral Vellón, in 1602.

In 1645, Doña Clara Romany inherited the commission by adjudication from Governor Vicente de Villalobos.

The Boquiní, recovered their autonomy when the encomienda was not renewed and were concentrated as the town of San Andrés, approximately in 1725.

At the end of the 17th century, the area was subjected to permanent land disputes and various land titles.

The great landowner of the Boquiní district was Buenaventura de León, who acquired this land in 1774.





Full Name: San Calixto

Foundation: October 14, 1845

Founder: Cayetano Franco Pinzón.

Population: DANE 2005 Census: 12,581 inhabitants

Altitude: 1,650 meters above sea level.

Extension: 677 Km2

Climate: 17 degrees C.

Distance to Cúcuta: 243 Km

Geographic coordinates: Longitude west of Greenwich 73º 13´, North latitude 8º 25´

Limits: North: El Tarra,

South: Ocaña and La Playa de Belén,

East: Tibú and Hacarí,

West: Theorama.



Administrative Division: Composed of 13 townships and 80 villages

Rivers: El Catatumbo, Tarra and San Miguel and the streams Santa Catalina, Cristalina, Grande Maravilla and La Cueva.

Western region

Economy:

Agricultural production in lines such as coffee, cassava, sugar cane, corn, beans, tomato, big onion, and cocoa.

Livestock production such as bovines, pigs and donkeys.





Holidays:

October 14: Anniversary of the foundation, Day of Pope Saint Callisto l

July 16: Virgen del Carmen

September: Reign of recycling

December 26 to 29: Festival of the Return

Our Lady of the Rosary: ​​Patroness



Tourist sites:

Altar of the parish church

Wonder Farm

Cave of the indians

The gate of the paddock

Monument to the Virgen del Carmen

Bubbles playground.

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