The name Güicán means "in the fence of the wife" in the indigenous language.

[3] The conquistador of this territory was Hernán Pérez de Quesada, who arrived with his troops in search of gold.

The aborigines withdrew behind the Sierra Nevada to escape from the Spanish.

[4] The municipality was founded by a Jesuit friar Miguel Blasco on February 26, 1756.

[5] The municipality borders Chiscas and Cubará on the north, Fortul and Saravena on the east, Tame and El Cocuy on the south, as well as Panqueba and El Espino on the west.