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A group of four girls stand in line waiting to perform during Christmas festivities in Tunjuelito, the sixth locality of Bogotá, Colombia's capital city. They are all wearing white shirts with skirts and scarfs covering their hair. The girl on the left has her left hand on her ear, the second girl is looking up, the third girl is looking at the camera, and the girl on the right is covering her face with her left hand. Behind them in the background is a large crowd of men, women, and children enjoying the day's events and two trees. The area that now comprises Tunjuelito was slowly populated and developed in the second half of the twentieth century by residents from the countryside who migrated to the area as lessees, later buying the land, with much effort. They, however, had no access to services like water or electricity, obstaining those over time through their efforts. Tunjuelito is characterized by its modest homes, whose fronts were built with marble, granite, stone, or tile, materials left over from jobs completed by the residents, many whom were construction workers. On December 17, 1954, Tunjuelito formally became the sixth locatlity of Bogotá and is home to the El Tunal-Gabriel García Márquez Public Library. The word "Tunjuelito" originates from the Chibcha language, which is now extinct and was spoken by the Indigenous peoples of the Muisca Confederation. Un grupo de cuatro niñas yacen paradas en fila esperando realizar un baile durante las festividades navideñas de Tunjuelito, la sexta localidad de Bogotá,capital de Colombia. Todas ellas llevan una camisa blanca, falda, y un pañuelo cubriendo su cabello. La niña sobre la izquierda tiene su mano izquierda sobre su oreja, la segunda niña mira hacia arriba, la tercera mira directamente hacia la cámara y la de la derecha cubre su cara con su mano izquierda. Detrás de ellas al fondo de la imagen se observan dos árboles y una multitude de hombres, mujeres, y niños disfrutando de los eventos del día. El área que es ahora Tunjuelito fue poblada y desarrollada durante la segunda mitad del siglo veinte por residentes que migraron del campo como arrendatarios, comprando luego terrenos con mucho esfuerzo. Desafortunadamente, los pobladores no tuvieron acceso a servicios municipales como electricidad o agua, obtuviendo eso y otros servicios con el paso del tiempo y por su propio esfuerzo. Tunjuelito se caracteriza por sus modestas casas, las cuales fueron construidas con frentes de mármol, granito, piedra o piso de cocina, pues muchos de los dueños eran albañiles que aprovechaban el material sobrado de una obra. El 17 de diciembre de 1954, Tunjuelito se convirtió formalmente en barrio de Bogotá y es donde se ubica la Biblioteca Pública El Tunal-Gabriel García Márquez. La palabra "Tunjuelito" es el diminutivo de la palabra "Tunjo", la cual se refiere a una representación antropomorfa hecha de oro. La palabra origina del lenguaje chibcha, el cual está ya extincto y era hablado por los indígenas de la confederación muisca.
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