The name comes from the word Iza Chibcha za meaning
night. Although in 1895 the name was changed to the population Santa
Isabel, according to the dictionary because the word Castilian iza meant
concubine, its inhabitants kept the traditional name. The town is
also known as "Green Nest Boyacá" name given by Manuel Ancízar ,
who toured the region by 1850 being contributor Corográfica Commission (Del
lat. chorographĭa, and this of gr. χωρογραφία: description of a country, region
or province.) directed by Agustín Codazzi . In
