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A junkyard in Tunjuelito, the sixth locality of Bogotá, Colombia's national capital. The junk yard has a sign in the background that reads, "I buy scrap" and another one that reads, "Moreno No. 1 Scrap Yard. We buy and sell used tires." Portions of the scrap yard's building were elaborated using scrap metal and other discarded items. To the right of the image there is a paved road. 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. Una chatarrería en Tunjuelito, la sexta localidad de Bogotá, la capital nacional colombiana. La chatarrería tiene un letrero que lee "Compro chatarra: y otro que lee "Chatarrería Moreno No. 1. Compro y bendo [sic] llantas usadas". Partes de la chatarrería fueron elaboradas usando metal y otros objetos descartados. Sobre la derecha de la chatarrería se observa un camino pavimentado. 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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