Miraflores (Colombia)
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Miraflores, (Colombia) can refer to one of several locations in Colombia.
- Miraflores, Boyacá: Town in the department of Boyaca, province of Lengupá. Warm climate, nearby towns are Zetaquira and Páez. Connected to Tunja, the capital city of Boyaca by a partially paved road that goes through Vijagual height (paramo), and the town of Ramiriquí. The Lengupá river passes near this small (ca. 10,000 inhab,) city. It is recognized because the Colombian president (1822) was born in it. He was the founder of the best university of Colombia: Universidad Nacional De Colombia.
- Miraflores, Guaviare: Location in the department of Guaviare, site of a Colombian Police Base overran by FARC guerrillas in August 1998 and later rebuilt and reoccupied by February 2004.