It means land full of yopos (the name of a tree of the Fabaceae family). Place where there are many yopos, trees also known as niopos, nopos, cohobas, mopos, paricas, guayos (its scientific name is Anadenanthera Peregrina). Name of the Colombian city, Capital of the Department of Casanare .
Yopal is a Colombian city, and the capital of the Department of Casanare. Area of 2.595 km², 1 and is located 335 km of the Capital District of Bogotá. Founded by settlers Boyacá in 1915, is one of the departmental capitals more young people from Colombia and the city that recorded more rapid population growth at the national level, especially after its separation from the Department of Boyaca ( former national territories ) and modification of the 1991 Constitution and exploitation petrolera.4 this is a land of beautiful contrasts in faunaflora, water resources and richness of hydrocarbons that make this region a potentially economic and tourist place.
